Dosakaya Sambar

Dosakaya Sambar

Ingredients:-

Dosakaya   - 1/2
Kandipappu / Yellow Lentils/Toor dal - 1 cup
Water - 2 cups
Tomatoes - 2 (Medium)
Onions - 2 (Medium) 
Chilli powder - 1 tspn
Dhaniya powder - 1 and 1/2 tspn.
Tamarind - Medium Lemon size quantity.  Soak it in water.
Salt to taste 

                             

Talimpu/Popu/Tadka/Seasoning

Oil 3 tspns
Mustard seeds / Aavalu - 1/2 tspn
Minapappu / black gram - 1/2 tspn
Jeera - 1/4 tspn
Inguva/asafoetida - 1 pinch quantity. 
Curry leafs - 2 stems

Procedure:-

1) Cut dosakaya in to medium size pieces. Cut tomatoes, onions to small pieces.

2) Take pressure cooker with kandipappu and pour 2 glasses of water .

3) Put the lid and wait for 2 whistles. Once the cooker cools down check the dal it must be properly boiled.

 

 4) Take the dal out and put the dosakaya pieces, tomatoes, onions with chilli and dhaniya powders added. Put the lid and wait for 2 whistles.
  

5) Put a pan and add oil, mustard seeds, minapappu, jeera and curry leafs. Also can add small quantity of menthulu (1/4 tspn). Add onions and curry leafs and fry for 2 mins.

 

6) Once onions are light brown in color add the tamarind water, boiled dal, boiled dosakaya pieces with tomatoes, onions in the pan. Add salt to taste.

 

Put the lid and boil for 10 mins in medium flame.

Tasty Dosakaya sambar ready to eat with hot rice.