Sambhar is the main course of Tamilian lunch. It is prepared with thuvar dhal, tamarind juice and vegetables. It is mixed with white rice and taken along with a curry and koottu.
- Heat oil in a pan add chana dal, cumin seeds, red chilies, coriander seeds, pepper corns, urad dal, asafoetida,curry leaves, turmeric powder, saute it for 2 minutes.
- Then add freshly grated coconut, green chilies, onions, cook this for 3 minutes then let it cool down and make it into a paste.
- In a hot pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds when they splutter add cumin seeds, curry leaves, green chilies, tomato pieces, saute it.
- To it, add prepared masala paste, roast the masala in oil for 3 minutes then add water, salt put the lid on and bring it to boil.
- Once this comes to boil, add boiled toor dalboil it by adding tamarind juice, jaggery.
- After 5 minutes, add boiled potato pieces( up to 90% done), cook for 5 more minutes.
- At last, add chopped coriander leaves then switch off the flame.
Serve this with Rice and papad.