Saturday, September 20, 2008

Spinach Sambar - a healthy meal

Ingredients:
A bunch of spinach
Tomato-1
Green chilli-1
Tamarind-lime size
Sambar powder-1 to 1.5tbsp
Salt
Hing-a pinch
Thur dhal-1/2 cup uncooked
Turmeric powder-a pinch

To tamper:
Vadagam or mustard seeds and jeera

Method:
Cook dhal with turmeric in pressure cooker.
Soak tamarind in warm water for 10 minutes and extract the water.
Boil tamarind water with chopped tomato, green chilli, hing, salt and sambar powder for 15 minutes on medium heat.
Chop spinach and add it to the boiling tamarind water mixture. Let it boil for another 10 minutes. Add cooked dhal and simmer for 5 minutes.
Tamper with vadagam or mustard seeds and jeera.