Radish Sambar/Moolangi Saaru

One of the delicious and flavorful sambar that goes well with ragi ball/muddhe and rice :) For this sambar powder is used. I have used home made sambar powder, you can also buy a good quality sambar powder like MTR sambar powder.Try it and let us know how you liked it? 

Preparation time: 20-30 mins

Cooking time : 15 mins

Ingredients:

Radish - 1 1/2 cup (chopped)

Tur dal - 1/2 cup

Tomato - 1

Water - 2 cups

Salt

To Grind:

Coconut - 1/4 cup

Sambar powder - 3 tblspn

Chilli powder - 1 tblspn

Tamarind - small lemon sized

Coriander - fistful

Onion - 1/2 sliced roughly

Garlic - 1 1/2  pods

To Temper:

Oil - 1 tblspn

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Jeera - 1tsp

Onion - 1/2 (sliced lengthwise)

Curry leaves - few

Garlic - 2 pods

Method:

1. Wash and cut radish and pressure cook along with washed dal and tomato roughly chopped with 1 cup of water. Pressure cook for 2 whistles

2. Meanwhile, grind the ingredients given under 'To Grind' to a paste by adding little water

3. In a pan, add 1 tblspn of oil and heat. Once it is heated add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter. Then add all items given under 'To Temper' and saute till onion are transparent

4. Once the dal is cooked, allow the pressure cooker to cool. Once cooled, add the paste prepared and add another cup of water and heat on medium high flame

5. Bring to boil, and then reduce the flame to low medium and add the temper and salt to taste

Check the taste by taking the liquid part and adjust the taste accordingly and boil for another 5 to 8 mins

Enjoy with rice or muddhe!

Note:

1. Can adjust the taste i.e., sambar powder, chilli powder, tamarind and salt at step 5

2. Can add grated cocnut directly without grinding. if grinding it makes the sambar bit thick. In this i have added the coconut without grinding.

3. If you want, you can skip the garlic either in grinding and out it for tempering or vise versa