I followed Lavi's recipe with my own modifications here and there and this arachuvita sambar was very aromatic & flavourful becos of the spices blend into it. So coming to the archuvita sambar recipe right away.
Arachuvitta Sambar Recipe - Ingredients :
- Toor Dal(Thuvaram parupu) - 1 cup
- Tamarind - 1 lemon sized ball
- Carrot - 2 small sized
- Shallots - 10
- Tomato - 1
- Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp chopped
- Coriander Seeds / Dhania - 1 tsp
- Chana Dal / Kadala Paruppu - 1 tsp
- Fenugreek / Vendhayam - 1/4 tsp
- Raw Rice / Arisi - 1 tsp
- Dry Red Chilli / Kanja Milagaai - 1
- Grated Coconut / Thuruviya Thengaai - 1 tbsp
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Urad Dal - 1/2 tsp
- Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Hing/Perungayam - a pinch
- Curry leaves - few
- Red chillies - 1
Method:1.Dry roast the ingredients under 'to roast and grind' until golden brown and grind it to a semi fine powder. Keep aside.
2.Pressure cook toor dal with turmeric powder and enough water (4-5 whistles) till its cooked , mash it well with a laddle, set aside.In a kadai, heat 2 tsp of oil, add mustard seeds,urad dhal, fenugreek, hing, red chillies and few curry leaves. Now add the shallot's, saute them till they are semi-cooked. Add chopped tomato and saute it well.
3.Add the veggie of your choice - I used carrots. Saute till raw smell leaves.Then transfer this to the pressure cooker containing mashed dhal. Add little water and dilute it.
4.Simmer and allow it to boil for 3-5mins till the veggie is cooked and is soft.Add the freshly grinded powder and mix well. Then add tamarind water...Mix well.Add required salt.
5.Allow it to boil for 5-7 mins till the sambar is thick and is of desired consitency.Add chopped coriander leaves and switch it off.
My Notes:
- Adding veggie is purely optional, you can make it without any vegetable too. As it uses freshly ground spices, the sambar will be flavourful even without any vegetable.
- Dont worry if your spice powder is not very fine. I usually make is slightly coarse only but the sambar comes out well.
