Vendaikka Sambar

Ingredients

• • Ladies finger - ¼ kg
• • Onion bigs - 2
• • Tamarind extract (thick) - 3 tablespoons
• • Thuar dal (cooked) - 2 tablespoons
• • Salt - as required
• • Turmeric powder - ¼ teaspoon

Ingredients For Seasoning

• • Oil - 1 tablespoon
• • Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon
• • Fenugreek - ¼ teaspoon
• • Asafoetidas - a pinch
• • Curry leaves - few
• • Coriander leaves - a little

Ingredients For Grinding Together

• • Red chillies - 10
• • Fenugreek - 1 teaspoon
• • Bengal gram dal - 1 tablespoon
• • Garlic - 3 flakes
• • Onions/Big onions (small) - ½ cup
• • Coconut (grated) - 1 ½ tablespoons

Method

• 1. Fry the "For Grinding together" spices in little oil and grind with 1½ Tablespoon of grated fresh coconut.
• 2. Peel and slice onions length-wise.
• 3. Cut ladies finger into 1 ½ inch pieces
• 4. Heat little oil and fry onions and ladies finger together for few minutes.
• 5. Add diluted tamarind extract and cook till vegetable becomes soft.
• 6. Add mashed thuar dal, salt, ground paste with enough water.
• 7. Cook till raw flavour is lost and the gravy becomes thick.
• 8. Fry the seasonings in oil and mix with Sambar.
• 9. Garnish with coriander leaves.