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Sambar vadai / சாம்பார் வடை



Ulundu Vadai recipe 

Ingredients

Urad dal : 1 cup
Raw rice : 1 tsp
Chopped onion : 1/4 cup
Green chillies : 2 nos
Grated ginger : 1/4 tsp
Salt
Asafoetida
Curry leaves
Oil 

Method

Wash & soak urad dal and rice for 2 to 3 hours.
Strain it completely and grind along with green chillies,salt,ginger for 45 minutes.
Sprinkle water if necessary.
Once done,remove from grinder ,add curry leaves,asafoetida and mix well.
Heat oil in a kadai, take a banana leaf or plastic cover ,wipe it with water,take a little amount of urad dal mixture,spread and make a little hole in the middle, take it out from the leaf / cover , add it in the hot oil.
Slowly flip the vadai to the other side and let it fry.
Once the vadai becomes golden brown,remove from oil.




Tiffin sambar recipe 

Ingredients

Cooked toor dal : 3/4 cup
Small Onion : 8 to 10 nos
Tomato : 1
Carrot : 1
Tamarind water : 1/4 cup
Red chilly : 2 nos
Salt
Coriander leaves
Mustard seeds
Curry leaves
Oil

To grind

Coconut : 1 1/2 tbsp
Tomato : 1
Fried gram dal : 1 tbsp
Sambar powder : 2 tsps 

Method

Chop the onion ,carrot,tomato and keep aside.
Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, broken red chilly, curry leaves and fry.
Add carrot ,tomato and fry for few minutes.
Add salt, sprinkle little water and let the carrot cook until soft.
Grind all the ingredients mentioned under 'to grind' to a fine paste and keep aside.
Add tamarind water ,coconut paste,cooked dal and mix everything well.
Let the sambar boil for 5 to 8 minutes.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.


Sambar vadai recipe 

Soak the vadain hot water for few minutes.
Gently squeeze the vada , arrange in serving bowl.
Add hot sambar over it and serve hot...
Enjoy


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Saravana Bhavan Style tiffin sambar recipe - Click here 
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Yellow Pumpkin Curry / Kaddu ki Sabzi - Side dish for Poori / Chapathi ( no onion / no garlic)



Ingredients

Yellow Pumpkin                   - 1 cup ( peeled & chopped)
Red chilly powder                 - 1 tsp
Amcoor Powder                     - 1 tsp
Coriander Powder                  - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder           - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder                   - 1/4 tsp
Jaggery powder                     - 1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds
Fenugreek seeds
Cumin seeds
Asafoetida
Salt
Oil



Method 

Heat 2 tsp oil in a kadai , add 1/2 tsp mustard seeds, 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds, 1/4 tsp cumin seeds and let them splutter.
Now add the chopped pumpkin cubes and mix well.
After few minutes add all the powders ,asafoetida ,  jaggery , salt and mix well.
Add 1/4 cup water , mix , cover and cook on low flame for 10 minutes.
Mash the pumpkins slightly , mix well and remove from flame.
Serve hot with Poori / Chapathi 


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