Arachi Vitta Sambar

ARACHI VITTA SAMBAR

HI all,

As usual another recipe.. a copy cat version. Took this recipe from Shama's website. I had been longing for this recipe for long.. Thanks for this recipe Shama.

I have not followed the measurements as mentioned in the original recipe. I added my own measurements. Yet the recipe was too good.

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

toor dal - 1 cup

red chillies - 2

small onions - 1 cup (cut into halves)

tomatoes - 2 (chopped)

tamarind - size of a lemon

mustard seeds - 1 tsp

jeera seeds - 1/2 tsp

methi seeds - 1/2 tsp

garlic - 10 - 12

turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

corrinader powder - 1/2 tsp

curry leaves - a handful

corriander leaves - 4 - 5 tsp (chopped)

oil - to temper

To make a powder (dry roast and grind):

coconut (grated) - 2 tsp

red chillies - 4

channa dal - 1 tsp

rice - 1 tsp

til seeds - 1 tsp

corriander seeds - 1 tsp

jeera seeds - 1/2 tsp

pepper - 1/2 tsp

Method:

- dry roast the powder ingredients and grind to a fine powder

- in a pressure pan add toor dal, tomatoes, garlic and cook till they are mushy and smashed

- in a pan add oil

- add the mustard seeds, jeera, methi seeds,and curry leaves

- fry well

- add the red chillies and then add the cooked dal mixture

- add salt, hing, turmeric powder, corriander powder and the ground powder

- mix well

- add the tamarind juice extract and bring it to a boil

- garnish with the corriander leaves and serve

Source:

http://easy2cookrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/araithu-vitta-sambar-sambar-with.html