Tanjore special Nookal Sambar

Nookal Sambar

Ingredients:

   Medium size Nookal - 3 (chopped)

   Small onions - 12

   Tomatoes - 4

   Toor dhal - 3/4 cup

   Moong dhal - 1/4 cup (Wash moong dhal and toor dhal in water)

   Tamarind - 1/2 lemon size (Soak in water for few minutes,squeeze and keep the tamarind juice ready)

   Green chili - 3

   Jeera - 1 tablespoon

   Mustard - 1 teaspoon

   Curry leaves 

   Garlic - 10 pods

   Oil - 4 tablespoon

   Asafoeteda - 1/2 teaspoon

   Turmeric powder - 1 spoon

   Sambar powder - 2 spoons

   Salt - As required

   

Procedure:

   Add toor dal, moong dhal,turmeric powder,asafetida,garlic,1/2 Jeera,1 table spoon of oil  and 3 cups water(add more water if required as the content has to be dipped completely in water)  to the pressure pan.Allow the mixture to get boiled.Smash dal mixture.

   Wait till the pressure pan releases 4 whistles.(Number of whistles may vary.Please make sure that the content is cooked).Once the steam is completely released,open the lid and smash the content.

   Add 3 tablespoons of oil , mustard and jeera to the pan.

   Once the mixture sputters,add small onions to the pan and stir the same.

   Once small onions are cooked,add tomatoes, sambar powder,salt  and wait till it gets cooked.

   Add nookal once tomatoes are cooked.

   Stir the mixture until vegetables are cooked.

   Add tamarind juice (make sure all vegetables are cooked before adding tamarind juice) to the mixture.Allow it to boil until it completely releases its raw smell.

   Add dal mixture from the pressure pan to the tamarind juice vegetable mixture.Allow the content to boil.

   Taste the mixture and add salt or sambar powder as per the demand.

   Garnish it with coriander and serve it.

Nutritional value of Nookal:

Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy	113 kJ (27 kcal)
Carbohydrates	6.2 g
- Sugars	2.6 g
- Dietary fiber	3.6 g
Fat	0.1 g
Protein	1.7 g
Water	91 g
Vitamin C	62 mg (75%)