Pumpkin Sambar

From my sister Karpagam.

Ingredients
1/2 cup toor dal cooked
2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
Asaofoetida
1 onion
2 tomatoes
1 cup White pumpkin
1 tsp chilli powder
Turmeric powder – little
1 tsp Sambar powder
1 small lemon size tamarind
Salt to taste
Curry and coriander leaves

Method
Pressure cook the toor dal and keep aside.

Heat oil and season with mustard seeds and add asaofoetida, Add Onion and sauté until onion is cooked. Next add tomatoes and pumpkin. Add salt / chilli powder and turmeric powder and fry for few mins then add 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Once pumpkin is cooked add cooked toor dal to it and allow it to boil for few mins .Now add tamarind juice extract and sambar powder and boil for 5 mins and finally add curry leaves and coriander leaves.

Palak - Bell Pepper - Dal fry

This is from my sister Karpagam. Yummy and healthy and is on my todo list now. Thank you !!

Ingredients

Palak – 1 bunch

Garlic- 4 ( cut into small pieces)

Onion – 1

Green chilli – 3

Toor dal – ½ cup

Channa – ½ cup

Bell pepper -1

Oil – 2 tsp

Musturd seeds- ½ tsp

Cumin seeds – ½ tsp

Salt – as per taste

Graaram masala – 1 pinch

Method

Cook Toor dal and channa in pressure cooker and keep it a side.

Heat the pan and add oil / mustard seeds /cumin seeds / green chillies / garlic and fry

Add onion and fry until brown .Now add the bell pepper and fry for 2 more mins .

add palak followed by a pinch of graaram masala and let it boil for 10mins. Once Palak is cooked add channa / toor dal to it and cook for few more mins .

Serve hot with roti or rice