Brinjal, Drumstick and Mango Sambar

Step by step method

• Step 1

  Soak the toor dal for 10 minutes.

• Step 2

  Take the dal in a cooker and the small onions, tomatoes, a few curry leaves, ½ teaspoon salt, and turmeric powder. Add two cups of water to the cooker and ¼ teaspoon of castor oil and close it with the lid and cook it for 4 whistles.

• Step 3

  Soak the tamarind in one cup of water and extract the juice once it is soaked well.

• Step 4

  Now, heat the oil in a frying pan. Once the oil is hot add the mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds, green chillies, sliced onions, curry leaves, and asafoetida and saute them well until the onions become glossy and the raw smell settles.

• Step 5

  Add the brinjal and drumstick and saute them for 2 to 3 minutes.

• Step 6

  Now, add 2 teaspoons of sambar powder and saute for a few minutes until it mixes well with the other ingredients.

• Step 7

  Add ½ teaspoon salt and two cups of water and cook it for 5 minutes.

• Step 8

  Once the vegetables are cooked well add the mango pieces and cook for 5 more minutes on medium flame.

• Step 9

  Now add the tamarind juice(less than you use for sambar with other vegetables as mango is added) and let it boil until the raw smell settles.

• Step 10

  Then add the cooked dal and keep it on low flame for 5 minutes.

• Step 11

  Again, add 1 teaspoon of sambar powder and let the sambar boil for 2 minutes.

• Step 12

  Finally, add the coriander leaves and put off the flame.

• Tasty sambar is ready!