Kerala Sambar Vegetables

1)  Pearl Onion – 1/4 cup
2)  Winter melon – 1/4 cup
3)  Drumsticks – 1
4)  Vendakka ( Okra) – 6-7
5)  Tomato – 2
5)  Green chilly – 4
6)  Toor Dal – 1/2 cup
7)  Your favourtie Sambar powder
8)  Turmeric powder
9)  Tamarind ( 1/4 th of lemon size ball)  – Soak in hot water , drain and remove seeds.

Pressure cook toor dal with some turmeric powder and oil and set them aside
Cut all vegetables
Cut Okra into two pieces and shallow fry them in some oil and set them aside
Cook Drumsticks in some water adding some salt till they are 3/4th done and set them aside
Transfer cooked Toor dal to a deep wok and  winter melon , drumsticks to this and cook on medium flame. Once it is 3/4th done

add tomato,pearl onion, slitted green chilly and cook them till all vegetables are cooked well.
Add sambar powder
And tamarind water to Sambar
Add fried Okra to Sambar
Boil sambar once and trun off flame.

Kerala Sambar

For seasoning
Coconut oil – 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds – A pinch
Dry red chilly  – 3 no
Curry leaves – 1 sprig

Heat some oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, red chilly and curry leaves
Once it starts to splutter add the seasoning to Sambar

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