Sambhar - kerala Style

Ingredients:

1.  Coconut oil - 2tbspn
     Onion - 1 big - finely sliced
     Assorted Vegetables - 3-4 cups - sliced cubes
     Turmeric powder - 1/2tbspn
     Salt
     Toor daal (Tuvara parippu) - 1/2 cup
     Water

2.  Asafoetida powder(kaayam) - a pinch

3.  Coconut oil - 2-3 tbspn
     mustard seeds
     Dried Red chilly - 2-3
     Fenugreek seeds (uluva) - a pinch
     Garlic - 6-7 slices
     Curry leaves
     Shallots - 4-5 finely sliced
     Red Chilly Powder - 2 tbspn
     Coriander powder - 1 tbspn
     Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbspn
     Sambar powder - 2 tbspn
     Asafoetida powder - a pinch


Method:

Pour 2 tbspn of coconut oil (section 1) into cooker. Fry the sliced onions till it become transparent. Add all the vegetables together . Mix them well.  Add water to cover the vegatables, along with other ingredients in section one & mix well. Cover cooker with lid & wait till 2 whistles.

Open the cooker once the pressure has gone fully. Add a pinch of Asafoetida into that n mix well (this will give a special flavor).

Now place a kadai in the stove  & add 2 tbspn of coconut oil . Splutter the mustard seeds. Then add dried red chilly, Fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, garlic, shallots. Once its fried  add all  masala powder in section 3 & fry for 2 minutes in low flame.
   
Add these masala mixture to the cooker n boil the sambhar for few minutes. Now delicious Kerala sambhar is  all set to  have with Brown rice (also with idli , dosa, white rice) !!!!!