முள்ளங்கியும் கீரையும் சேர்த்து சாம்பார் Radish with leaf sambar

A South Indian delicacy, Fresh Radish with leaf sambar. முள்ளங்கி கீரை சாம்பார் Serves - 5 adults generously. Cooking time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Toor dal - 1/2 cup Radish - 2 tomato 1 tamarind - small gooseberry size sambar powder - 1.5 tsp chili powder - 1/4 tsp sea salt - 1.5 tsp turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Hing - 1/4 tsp Mustard - 1 tsp Fenugreek - 1/2 tsp cumin - 1/2 tsp sesame oil or ghee - 1tbsp

Method:

Pressure cook the toor dal.

Rinse the toor dal. Add 2 cups water, turmeric 1/2 tsp, 1/4 tsp hing. Put inside pressure cooker.

After 1 whistle , reduce flame to minimum and switch off after 10 minutes.

If using an instant pot, press pressure cook button. Put the dal +contents. Set time to 10 mins.

Heat a separate vessel in stove top.

Add 1 tbsp oil.

Add mustard. Once it crackles, add fenugreek (methi). As methi gets red, add curry leaf and chopped radish + radish greens, 1 tomato chopped.

Add tamarind extract.

Add salt, sambar powder, chili powder. Cook in medium heat for 10 mins.

To the cooked dal , add 1 tsp cumin mash well.

Add this to boiling sambar in stove.

Cook till it boils. Switch off.

Radish sambar is ready.

Serving suggestion:

Serve with rice, idli , dosai, venpongal.

Serves 5-8 people.