Araithu vitta Frozen veg Sambar

Araithu vitta Frozen veg Sambar:

For dhal:

Toor dhal + moong dhal - 100 grams

turmeric powder - 1/4 tpsn

big Onion – 1

methi seeds – ½ tspn

Garlic – 2 cloves

Oil – ½ tspn

For cooking frozen vegetables:

Chopped Onion – 1 

Chopped Tomato – 1 

Frozen drumstick – 2 inch pieces  - 4 

Frozen mixed vegetables carrot, beans, peas – each 1 tbpn

Turmeric powder – ¼ tspn

Salt – to taste

Green chilli – 2 

Water – 2 cups

Tamarind pulp – 3 tbpn

For Grinding

Large Tomato – 1 

Grated Coconut   - 3 cubes

Roasted gram – 1 tspn

Sambar powder – 1 tbspn

Curry leaves few

For tempering: 

Oil - ghee - 1  1/2 tbpn

mustard seeds - 1 tspn

methi seeds – ¼ tspn

curry leaves - few

asafoetida -  2 pinches

   Method

1.   Wash and cook the dhal in a pressure cooker, mash well and keep it aside.

2.    Grind the above said ingredients in a mixer to a  smooth paste.

3.    In a wide vessel, cook all the vegetables with turmeric and salt and water   for 10 minutes.  Add the Ground paste and tamarind pulp . Stir well.   Add enough water and cook for 5 minutes on low heat.

4.    Finally, add the mashed dhal and stir well.  Heat over medium heat for 3 minutes. 

 5.  Heat a vessel.  Temper the above said ingredients and add it to sambar.   Stir well.  Serve it hot with Plain rice.

 Sambar goes well with plain rice, idlies, dosais and vadais.   It can be prepared in different variations and the taste differs as per the different methods. 

Jaleela's Tips

If you have more drumsticks remove the skin,  and cut into 2 inch pieces and  put it in a zip lock bag and store it in freezer.

 You can also cook 1/2 kg dhal and divide into 3 parts and pack it air-tight and store it in the freezer.

Linking to Kalyani's MM coconut and Fenugreek  event hosted by vaisali