Name: Arachi vitta sambar recipe by Vahitha Hasan at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/3 cup toor dal; Extract from small sized tamarind; 15 pearl onions; 1 tomato; 2 green chilly; 1+1/2 cup veggies of your choice; 1 sprig curry leaves; Salt to taste; TO GRIND; 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seed; 1 tablespoons coriander seeds; 1 tablespoons chana dal; 1/2 teaspoon raw rice; 6 dried red chilly; 4 tablespoons grated coconut; SEASONINGS; 1 tablespoons oil; 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds; 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds; A pinch of hing; Few curry leaves

ABOUT Arachi vitta sambar RECIPE

Arachi means 'to grind' in tamil. A famous tamil brahmin recipe

Ingredients Serving: 4

1/3 cup toor dal
Extract from small sized tamarind
15 pearl onions
1 tomato
2 green chilly
1+1/2 cup veggies of your choice
1 sprig curry leaves
Salt to taste
TO GRIND
1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seed
1 tablespoons coriander seeds
1 tablespoons chana dal
1/2 teaspoon raw rice
6 dried red chilly
4 tablespoons grated coconut
SEASONINGS
1 tablespoons oil
1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
A pinch of hing
Few curry leaves

Instructions

Rinse and pressure dal for 4 whistle
In a pan, add oil, roast all ingredients under 'fry and grind '. Roast in medium flame
Switch off and add coconut while it is still hot. Then grind all to coarse paste
To same pan, add oil, saute onion, curry leaves, green chilly and tomato. Saute for few min
Then add veggies and cook for few min.
Now add tamarind extract and allow it to boil. Add ground paste, let it boil.
Now add cooked dal and stir well
Simmer for 5 to 7 minutes. Add salt.
In a tadka pan, heat oil. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and hing. Pour this tempering to prepared sambar and mix well.
Garnish and serve hot

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