Onion Sambar

This is a special sambar . We make the sambar powder instantly for this .I got this recipe from my mom's sister ( Valyamma).I love this sambar of hers .

This is dedictaed to you valyamma !!!!

Ingredients  for grinding:

1. Urud Dal -2 tsp
2. Red Chilly Raw- 7 No / as per your taste
3. Whole Coriander -3 tbsp
4. Fenugreek Seeds - 1  1/2 tsp

1. Dry roast the above ingredients in low flame .
2. Roast for sometime till the fenugreek seeds start to turn red in colour.
3. Transfer the ingredients to a bowl and let it cool.
4. Crush the ingredients in a mixie to one round .
5. Grind the ingredients with 1/4 cup water and make sure it doesn't turn to a smooth paste.( we should get to bite the pieces in the sambar )

Ingredients 

1. Tur Dal-  1 Glass
2. Onion Shallots - 1 Glass
3. Drumstick - 2 No
4. Tomato- 2 No
5. Fenugreek seeds -  a pinch
6. Asafoetida powder- 1/4 tsp
7. Tamarind -  1 lemon sized
8. Sambar Powder grinded
9. Mustard seeds - Little
10. Turmeric Powder- 1/4 tsp
11. Salt as required
12. Oil as required
13. Curry Leaves.

How to Cook. 

1. Add Tur Dal , onion shallots and required amount of water ( water a little more than required to just cover the  items in cooker ). Pressure cook the tur Dal  to 4 to 5 whistles  till it gets cooked.
2. Soak the tamarind in 1/2 cup of water , drain the water and keep it aside.
3. In another vessel add  some water , turmeric powder  and cook the drum stick by closing the pan.
4. After it get cooked  ,add the tomato,  close the lid  and let is cook .
5. Add the  cooked tur dal ,asafoetida powder , salt to the cooked vegetable mixture.
6. Squeeze the tarmarind and add its water to the cooked dal .
7. Make sure you check the taste and squeeze more if needed.
8. Add the grinded mixture to the cooked curry.
9. Pour water as required for the gravy. Let it boil for sometime.
10. In a pan pour oil ,add mustard seeds , fenugreek , let the mustard  splutter. Pour this to the cooked sambar. Garnish with curry leaves.
11. Serve hot with rice.