Spinach Sambar

Ingredients:

Spinach- 2 cups - chopped

Toor dal - 2 cups - cooked

Chilli Powder - 1tbsp

Coriander Powder - 1 tbsp

Salt

1. cook the toor dal with the

 turmeric powder in a pressure cooker. 3 whistle will be fine.

2. Cut the Spinach,onions and

 tomatoes.

3. Heat a pan and fry the bindi

 for a while until brown and keep aside.

4. Add the onions and t

omatoes and saute for a while.

5. Spinach can either be

 pressure cooked with dal or saute it in  a pan and then add to the cooked dal.

6. Add the cooked dal and add water so that it not very thick.

7. Add the chilli and coriander powder to the dal.

8. Leave it to boil and serve with hot rice.

Bindi Sambar

Ingredients:

Bindi - 2 cups - chopped

Toor dal - 2 cups - cooked

Chilli Powder - 1tbsp

Coriander Powder - 1 tbsp

Salt

1. cook the toor dal with the turmeric powder in a pressure cooker. 3 whistle will be fine.

2. Cut the Bindi,onions and tomatoes.

3. Heat a pan and fry the bindi for a while until brown and keep aside.

4. Add the onions and tomatoes and saute for a while.

5. Add the fried bindi.

6. Add the cooked dal and add water so that it not very thick.

7. Add the chilli and coriander powder to the dal.

8. Leave it to boil and serve with hot rice.

Mango Sambar

Sambar is a typical south indian dish in which a variety of vegetables can be put and cooked. Like drumstick,okra or carrot. This is a very different sambar with Mangai(Raw Mango).

Ingredients:
Raw Mango - 1
Onion - 1/2
Tomato - 1
Tamarind paste - 1/4 cup
Dal Cooked - 1 cup
Chilli and coriander powder - 1 tbsp each
Turmeric powder - little
Salt

1. cook the toor dal with the turmeric powder in a pressure cooker. 3 whistle will be fine.
2. Cut the mango,onions and tomatoes.
3. Heat a pan and add the onions and tomatoes.
4. Cook until they become soft.
5. Add the raw mango and saute for a while.
6. Add the cooked dal and add water so that it not very thick.
7. Add the chilli and coriander powder to the dal.
8. Leave it to boil and check if the raw mango is cooked.


It can be served with hot rice ansd ghee. Yummy taste. I just loved it. It is my husband's favourite sambar.