Express Tomato Sambhar

Tomato  sambhar is an unique variation to the lentil based traditional Sambhar recipe. This thakkali or tomato Sambhar has the tomato puree seasoned with mustard seeds, chilies and curry leaves and is best paired with steamed rice and idly/dosa.. I am sure you will like it. 

 Ingredients

  Ripe Tomato (Medium)               6 nos

  Toor Dal –                                  ½ cup

  Turmeric powder –                      ½ tsp

  Sambar powder                          2 tbsp

  Carrot (Medium)                        1 no

Salt to taste

 Seasonings 

 Oil                                               2 tsp

 Mustard seeds                             ¼ tsp

 Cumin seeds                               1/4 tsp

  Hing                                           ¼ tsp

 Green chili (small)                       2 (slit)

  Curry leaves – few   

For Garnishing

Ghee  /Coconut Oil                       3 TSP

Lemon juice                                  1 tbsp

                                 

Preparations:

•   Wash the tomatoes and cut into pieces. Grind it finely in the mixer.
•    Cook the Toor dal with turmeric powder and enough water in the cooker. Let it cook up to 3 – 4 whistles. When it cools down mash it well and keeps it aside.
•   Take a kadai, heat the oil, add the ground tomatoes and mix it well. Let it cook until raw smell is gone.
•   Add the chopped carrot, turmeric powder, sambar powder, salt and 2 cups of water. Let it boil until it becomes tender.
• And add the cooked-mashed Toor dal and mix it well. Let it boil for 5 minutes. If the sambhar is thick you can add some more water.
•     For seasoning:  Take a kadai, heat the oil and add mustard seeds. When it splutters, add curry leaves, green chilies and Hing, mix it well. Pour it into the sambhar.
• Garnish it with Ghee and lemon juice.
•  Serve it hot with rice/Idlis/dosas.

Tomato Sambhar