Udipi Sambar

• 1/2 cup Red gram cook with a pinch of turmeric and a tsp of castor oil to get a well mashed dhal
• 1/4 kg Vegetables of your choice Drumsticks/Brinjal/Chow chow/Yam)(diced
• 6-10 nos Shallots peel but do not chop
• 1 no Ripe tomato diced to large pieces
• 2 nos Green chillies slit
• 2 tsp Tamarind pulp Puli
• 1 sprig Curry leaves
• 2 tsp Coriander leaves chopped
• 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
• 2 nos Dry red chillies Kollamulaku
• 1/4 tsp Asafoetida Kayam
• 1/2 tsp Jaggery Sharkkara
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• Salt As reqd
• 3 tsp Groundnut oil

Dry roast and grind to a fine paste:-

• 2 tsp Black gram Uzhunnuparippu
• 2 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
• 3 tsp Coriander seeds
• 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds Uluva
• 4 nos Dry red chillies Kollamulaku
• 1 cup Grated coconut