Sambar without tamarind juice !

Ingredients-  1 big onion cut fine or small sambar onions 15-20,        curry leaves 2 sprigs  salt   oil 1 tsp
cooked arhar/tuvar dal 1 small cup   1/2 tsp mustard seeds  coriander leaves


To grind-  2 tbsp coriander seeds      11/2 tbsp chana dal     1/2 tsp udad dal         1/2 tsp methi seeds
4 red chilies or to taste.  Roast all these with wee bit of oil, last add one small marble size tamarind roast it, grind this along with 1 tbsp of coconut ( those who aren't high on potassium can add more coconut).


Method- in a thick pan, add 1 tsp oil, add mustard seeds, once it crackles, add little hing, curry leaves cut fine, add onion with wee bit of salt ( adding salt when you fry onion, helps it to fry in minimum oil). Once fried, add water, let it boil for few minutes, add the ground masala, mix well & allow it to boil for 10 minutes, then add salt to taste, cooked dal, along with 1 tsp of atta/ wheat flour ( adding atta helps to thicken sambar). Mix well, let it boil for 2 minutes, garnish with coriander leaves.


ps- this tastes as good as normal sambar, as my hubby who is normally finicky, liked it, so you can be sure that it tastes good.