Pumpkin Sambar

Here's the traditional recipe for the age old home made sambar. This might be known to lots of people but still unknown to many of them, so just thought of sharing it.

I have used pumpkin for the vegetable here but you can substitute it with any vegetable of your choice or even make a mixed veg sambar.


Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Serves: 7


Ingredients:

1. Pumpkin 1 kg
2. Dhania seeds 8 tablespoons
3. Cinnamon stick 2 inches
4. Chana Dal 1 tablespoon
5. Dry red chilies 15nos
6. Clove pods 3
7. Water
8. Oil
9. Mustard seeds
10. Curry leaves
11. Fresh grated coconut 1 cup
12. Tamarind about a lemon's size
13. Salt


Method:

1. Cut the pumpkin into cubes (longer ones) and cook them till tender.
2. Heat 1 teaspoon of oil and roast dhania seeds, chana dal, cinnamon sticks, clove pods and dry red chillies.
3. Grind them to a fine paste along with coconut.
4. Add the grind paste and salt to the cooked vegetables and let it boil.
5. Now add the tamarind extract and let it boil for about 2 minutes.
6. Finally make a seasoning of mustard seeds and curry leaves.



Tastes best with rice and could also be had with chapathi's.