Name: Lal Chori/ Red Chori with Pumpkin Sambar recipe by Vanamala Hebbar at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: White pumpkin - 2 cups, chopped; Red chori - 1/4 cup; Cooked toor dal - 1 cup; Coconut - 2 tbsp; Sambar powder - 2 tsp; Rasam powder - 2 tsp; Salt to taste; Tamarind pulp/ juice - 1 tbsp; Jaggery - 1/2 tsp; Curry leaves - few; Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp; Asafoetida/ Hing - 1/2 tsp; Oil - 1 tsp

ABOUT Lal Chori/ Red Chori with Pumpkin Sambar RECIPE

This is Karnataka , South Indian style sambar

Ingredients Serving: 2

White pumpkin - 2 cups, chopped
Red chori - 1/4 cup
Cooked toor dal - 1 cup
Coconut - 2 tbsp
Sambar powder - 2 tsp
Rasam powder - 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Tamarind pulp/ juice - 1 tbsp
Jaggery - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - few
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida/ Hing - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp

Instructions

Remove green outer part of pumpkin and chop white pumpkin. Cook in a pan, add 2 cups of water with a pinch of salt, cook until tender
In a pressure pan add toor dal and red chori, add 1 cup water and cook until 3 whistle. Turn off the gas
In a pumkin cooked pan, add dal and chori /sprout saute
Add rasam powder, curry leaves, salt , jaggery, tamarind saute again bring to boil on low flame
In a mixer add coconut and sambar powder and little water and make a smooth paste
Add paste into sambar, saute bring boil for few mins
In a pan add oil , then add mustard seeds and hing. Pour into sambar and serve with hot plain rice with ghee

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