Traditional Thanjavur Style Sambar with Hi Life SPices Sambar Powder

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp Hi Life Sambar Powder
• ½ cup Toor Dal (cooked)
• 1 Onion or 10 Shallots
• 1 Tomato
• 1 cup Mixed vegetables (Drumstick, Brinjal, Pumpkin, Carrot)
• Small lemon-sized Tamarind
• ½ tsp Turmeric
• Salt to taste

For Tempering

• 2 tsp Gingelly Oil
• ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
• ¼ tsp Fenugreek Seeds
• Curry Leaves
• 2 Dry Red Chillies
• A pinch of Asafoetida

Method

1. Soak tamarind and extract about 2 cups of juice.
2. Cook vegetables in the tamarind extract with turmeric and salt until tender.
3. Add cooked mashed toor dal.
4. Mix Hi Life Sambar Powder with a little water and stir into the sambar.
5. Simmer for 8–10 minutes until aromatic.
6. Prepare the tempering and pour over the sambar.
7. Garnish with fresh coriander.