Bittergourd sambar

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Bittergourd sambar is a good for health and cook in 45 minutes. Bittergourd, toor dhal, sambar powder is the main ingredients of this dish

INGREDIENTS

100 gram small bittergourd

Vegetables (optional)

2 - 3 cup of rice water

100 gram toor dhal

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

2 tsp of sambar powder

1 tsp of salt

3/4 Cup of tamarind juice

1/4 cup of coconut (grind)

3/4 big onion(cut small cube size)

2 tsp oil

1/4 tsp of urad

1/4 tsp of mustard seed

1/4 onion (chopped)

Curry leaves

1/4 tsp Asafoetida powder

• Take a vessel and heat it

• pour the rice water in vessel

• Add toor dhal

• Add turmeric powder

• Boil it

• Then close the vessel and boil in 15 minutes

• Take a small vessel and heat it

• Pour the cup of water

• Take a tamarind then pour the hot water

• Toor dhal cook well

• Add veggies mix well

• Add sambar powder and salt in medium flame

• Now the veggies cook well

• Add tamarind juice (medium flame)

• Take a pan add oil and heat it

• Add urad and mustard seed and until wait for brownish color and explosive

• Add chopped onions and saute in golden brownish color

• Saute well

• Pour the sambar and boil it few minutes

• Add coconut grind and boil it 3-5 minutes

• Add Asafoetida powder and curry leaves

• Now switch off the flame

• Serve it