Sambar

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rtKv7rSK3c

Fry:

• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon fenugreek
• 1/2 tablespoon channa dalh
• 1/2 tablespoon uncooked rice
• 1 tablespoon coriander seed
• 1 pinch hing
• 2 cloves
• 1 green cardamom
• 6-7 garlic clove
• 1 innch ginger
• 2 tablespoons coconut
• Sprig of curry leaves
• Some whole red chillies ( 3-4 )

fry, then add:

• 1/2 haldi ( tumeric? )
• chillies
• 1 onion
• 1/2 teaspooion salt

fry for a bit, then remove from heat and cool.

Make paste of it in a blender then put it in a pot with:

• More green chillies
• veggies of choice eg:
  • cauliflour
  • chopped tomato
  • carrots?

fry on high, then add soaked tor dalh

Then add water 8X Dahl

IN a pressure cooker cook for 5 whistles, which I think means cook the bejesus out of it.

Then add tamarind and jaggery ( or plain old surgar ) to taste.

Time to make the final tarka

• oil
• 1 teaspoon black mustard seed
• red chillies ( 3 - 4 )
• hing
• curry leaves

Pour over the sambar, and enjoy with idli or some other bready thing.