Varutharacha Sambar

Ingredients (36)

• for pressure cooking:
• ⅓ cup tuvar dal
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1.25 cups water
• for tamarind pulp:
• ½ tablespoon tightly packed tamarind
• ⅓ cup hot water
• for cooking veggies:
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 7 to 8 pearl onions or shallots
• 1 medium tomato or ½ cup diced tomatoes
• 4 to 4.5 cups chopped veggies or
• 1 cup chopped ash gourd
• 1 cup chopped brinjal
• 1 cup chopped pumpkin
• ½ cup drumsticks
• ½ cup snake gourd
• ¼ cup chopped french beans
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 cups water
• salt
• for making varutharacha sambar masala:
• ½ tablespoon coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon chana dal
• ½ teaspoon urad dal
• 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
• 4 to 5 dry red chilies
• ¼ teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• ½ cup fresh grated coconut
• ½ cup water for grinding
• for tempering:
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 to 2 dry red chilies
• 12 to 15 curry leaves
• ⅛ teaspoon asafoetida powder