Prep Time : 10 mins White Pumpkin/ash gourd/poosanikkai-3/4 cup (cubed pieces) Onion -1 (optional) Tomato-1 Tur Dal -1/3 cup (Soak it in warm water for 15 minutes) Sambar powder – 2 tsp Tamarind- small lemon sized ball Turmeric Powder -1/4 tsp Salt – 3/4 – 1 tbsp rock salt or as needed (If using table salt use less.) For the seasoning Oil – 2 tsp Mustard seeds -1 tsp Hing/asaofoetida- a generous pinch Red Chilli -1 Fenugreek seeds-1 tsp Curry leaves -2 sprigs For garnishing Coriander Leaves – finely chopped -2 tbsp
Method
Note – I have added 1 tomato in order to reduce the use of tamarind. You can prepare this sambar without onions also. Instead of pumpkin any vegetables like drumsticks, ladies finger, brinjal, beans, carrots, capsicum, pearl onions, potatoes can be used to prepare sambar in the same manner. You can prepare the same sambar with mixed veggies like carrot, beans and potato also. Refer my Mixed Vegetable Sambar Recipe.
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