How to Cook Indian Food: Over 150 Recipes for Curry & More by Dave Winstanley - HTML preview

Sambar

Tamcon 1 tbsp.
Mustard Seeds 1 tbsp.
Vegetables as needed
Turmeric pinch
Salt to taste
Toor Daal 1 cup
Curry Leaves 2-3
Ghee 2 tsp.

• Boil toor daal and mash.
• Boil tamcon in water until dissolved.
• Take the vegetables, slightly fry them, and add them to this tamarind water. Add a little salt and turmeric and boil.
• When vegetables are soft, add the toor daal paste and wait until the mixture boils again. Lower flame.
• Add curry leaves, the Masala mixture, salt and boil for a few minutes, stirring occasionally.

Optional: Garnish with roasted mustard seeds.
Note: If the toor daal gets burnt, rectify by adding a small ball of cooked rice (it will remove the odour). It will also absorb excess salt, so compensate for this when eating.