Mango Sambhar

Ingredients:

Lentils (Toor dal) - 1 cup

Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon

Asafoetida powder - 2 pinch

Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon

Onion - 2 medium sized

Tomato - 2 medium sized

Garlic paste - 1 tablespoon

Red chillies - 2

Fenugreek - 1/2 teaspoon

Curry leaves - few

Corinader leaves - few

Raw Mango - 1 medium sized

Chilli powder - 1 tablespoon

Coriander powder - 1 tablespoon

Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Salt to taste

Oil - 2 tablespoon

Method :

Cook lentils with 2 1/2 cups of water, Asafoetida powder, turmeric powder & cumin seeds, until they become soft. Smash them and keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan, once it is hot add mustard seeds and allow them to split, in a slow flame. Add cumin seeds, red chillies, garlic paste and curry leaves. Fry them and add chopped onions. Fry until they are golden brown. Cut mango into pieces and add to it. Fry for 2 minutes and add finely chopped tomatoes. Keep frying until tomatoes become soft. Then add this to the smashed lentils. If it is thick, you can add 2 cups of water or thick as desired. Keep it in flame and add chilli powder and coriander powder. Allow the mangoes to cook. Add salt and allow it to boil once. Switch off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Tasty sambhar is ready for serving with rice or idli or dosa.

Note :

Instead of chilli powder & corinader powder, you can also use 2 tablespoons of sambhar powder.

Instead of Mango, we can also use vegetables like drumstick, brinjal, ladies finger, radhish, etc. But a small lemon sized tamarind extract should be added, once the vegetables are cooked.

Cooking time : 45 minutes

Serves 4-5 persons.