Mixed Vegetable Sambar

Ingredients

1 Cup toor dal
4 Cups water
3 Cloves garlic
1/4 Tsp turmeric
1 Tsp Chilli powder / Sambar powder
2 Tbsp oil
1/4 Tsp mustard seeds
1/4 Tsp cumin seeds
1 Big onion, sliced
2 Green chillies, split
1 Tomato
1 Cup mixed vegetables chopped (Carrot/ Beans/ Drumstick/ Bottle gourd / Raddish/ Potato)
4-5 Tbsp tamarind juice
1/4 Tsp asafoetida
Salt to taste

Method

• Pressure cook rinsed toor dal, cubed potatoes, garlic, asafoetida  and turmeric with 4 cups of water.  
• Once the dal is done, remove the potatoes, mash the dal well and keep it aside.
• In a vessel heat oil and add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. After mustard splutters add green chillies and curry leaves. Saute for a minute.
• Now add onion and saute for 2 minutes, then add tomatoes and all vegetables along with salt and stir well.
• After 5 minutes add chilli powder and required water and leave it for 10-15 minutes or until vegetables get cooked . (it should not get too soft or mushy)
• Add cooked dal, tamarind juice and water to the vegetable mixture and stir well. At this stage add salt or sambar powder if required and allow it to boil until the sambar thickens a little.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve it with steamed rice.

Cabbage Pakoda

Ingredients

1 cup Chickpea flour/ Besan flour
1/2 cup Rice flour
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
1/2 cup Finely shredded cabbage
1/4 cup Finely sliced onion
2-3 Green chillies
1 tsp Red chilli powder
finely chopped coriander
few curry leaves
salt
oil

Method

• Combine both the flours with cabbage, onion, cumin seeds, green chillies, chilli powder, chopped coriander, curry leaves and salt. Add 1 tsp oil and mix well.
• If required add a tbsp of water and mix well. The batter should just coat the onions and cabbages. It should not be watery.
• Heat oil in a deep frying pan and add this mixture slowly. Fry til it turns golden brown and crispy.  Remove from the heat and drain the excess oil in absorbent tissue paper.
• Serve hot.

Quick Rasam

Ingredients

1 Tomato
1 small lemon sized tamarind
5-6 red chillies
4-5 crushed garlic pods
few curry leaves
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp rasam powder (for homemade rasam powder recipe click here)
1/4 tsp Asafoetida 
chopped cilantro (for garnishing)

For Seasoning :

1 tsp oil
1/4  tsp mustard seeds


Method

• In a vessel add all ingredients together in hot water except rasam powder, asafoetida and cilantro.
• Leave it for 10 mins. Then knead it well and keep it aside.
• In a small pan heat oil and splutter the mustard seeds.
• Pour this seasoning over the rasam and add rasam powder and asafoetida. Let it be in the stove for 3 mins.
• Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve it with hot rice.

My hubby love this recipe . He even drink it as a soup ;)

Easy Homemade Rasam Powder

Ingredients

3/4 cup Black Pepper
3/4 cup Cumin seeds
1/4 cup Toor daal
1/4 cup Coriander seeds


Method

• Dry roast all the ingredients till they turn aromatic or color changes slightly (it should not burn).
• Cool this completely and grind together in a mixer grinder to a fine powder.
• Store this rasam powder in a airtight container. 

This is my grandma's homemade rasam powder recipe for easy and quick rasam in 10 mins. This tasty rasam recipe really saves my time. Try this, save time and enjoy. 

For quick rasam recipe click here.