Pottukadalai Sambar/Thidir Sambar/Instant Sambar

Today's recipe is an interesting sambar with no lentils/dhal can be made in a jiffy without compromising the taste of the regular sambar.This sambar is a perfect accompaniment for tiffin items such as idly,dosa and especially venpongal,can be made with or without veggeis.This recipe I adapted from a regional T.V cookery show and made it many times but never get a chance to click it as I mostly made it for dinner to accompany venpongal.Finally I made it for yesterday brunch and clicked it.
This sambar has become our family' favorite especially my 15 months lil one likes a lot,may be I had this sambar a lot during my pregnancy.Lets move on to the recipe..............

Basic Information

Preparation time ~ 10 minutes
Cooking time ~ 25 minutes
Serves ~ 3-4

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Onion (medium size)	1(chopped)
Round small brinjal/kathirrikai	1(chopped)
Carrot(medium size)	1(chopped)
Tomato(medium size)	1(chopped)
Turmeric powder	1/2tsp
Oil	2tbs
Curry leaves	1 sprig
Corinader leaves/kothamalli	2 sprigs(chopped)
Tamarind/puli	small gosseberry size
Green chilly/pachamilagai	2-3
Salt	11/2tsp

 To Saute and grind

Ingredient	Quantity
Red chilly/varamilagai	4-5
Coriander seeds/varakothamalli	1tbs
Shallots/chinna vangayam	4-5
Tomato(chopped)	1/2(medium size)
Coconut(grated)	2tbs
Roasted gram dhal/pottukadalai	2tbs

For the tempering

Ingredient	Quantity
Mustard seeds/kadugu	1/2tsp
Urad dhal/ulutham paruppu	1/2tbs
Red chilly	1(broken)
Asafoetida/perungayam	a pinch

Method

Heat a tsp of oil and fry the red chillies and coriander seeds,then add the shallots follows the tomato,roasted gram dhal and coconut fry it for a minute and put off the fire.Grind it to a smooth paste after cooling,extract the tamarind and keep it aside.

Now heat a pan with oil and do the tempering with the ingredients,add the curry leaves,onion and green chilly.Saute it,then goes in the chopped veggies,fry it for a minute.Add the chopped tomato and cook it until mushy.
 

Now add the tamarind water and let it boil for a minute.Add the ground paste and 2 cups of water,mix it well.Add the salt and turmeric powder,let it boil till the raw smell goes off in a medium flame.Finally add the coriander leaves and put off the flame.

Pottukadalai sambar is ready.

Serve it with idly,pongal or dosa.

Enjoy..........................................................

• After adding the ground paste mix it well otherwise it may stick to the bottom.
• As roasted gram dhal is used the sambar will be  thick so adjust the consistency accordingly.
• This sambar can be made with shallots and no veggies,it tastes good.

This recipe is off to Cook Book Challenge #4 January week 1.