Quick araithu vitta sambar



sambar

 Araithu vitta sambar is  always been a special variety of sambar for which i ve always had an inclination.The aroma of the freshly roasted and ground masalas used in the preparation of this, still lingers in my mind.I ve slighty made a variation in the preparation of this sambar which has come out well.I ve used onion as the basic veggie for this sambar although a variety of vagetables can be used.Here goes the recipe of.....

All You need is:

1. One large onion cut into slices
2. Tamarind of a small gooseberry size.
3. 1 cup of boiled thur dhal
4. 1 green chilli.
5. 2 tsp of sambar powder
6. Oil,mustard seeds, urad dhal.asofetieda,curry leaves and meethi seeds,red chilli for seasoning

Grind together

1. 2 tsp of grated coconut
2. 1 tomato
3. 3 green chilli

Method

• Boil thuar dhal with a pinch of turmeric powder and keep it aside.
• soak tamarind in water and extract its juice.
• heat a kadai with 2 tsp of oil and add all the seasoning elements.
• After that add the sliced onions and fry till its lightly broun .
• Add the tamarind extract to it and allow it to boil.
• At this stage add the sambar powder and the ground paste allow it to boil till the raw flavour evorporates.
• After that add the boiled thur dhaal to it and wait for the gravy to thicken.
• garnish the sambar with fresh corriander leaves.

Abirami Ramprasadh