Chow chow sambar

 

Ingredients

    Chow chow -1 [wash & peel the skin, cut into ½ inch cubes]
    Toor dal – ¼ cup [boiled]
    Tamarind water – 2 tbsp
    Sambar onion [shallots] – 5
    Dry red chilli – 1
    Curry leaves – 1 spring
    Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
    Bengal gram – ½ tbsp
    Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
    Coriander powder – ½ tbsp
    Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
    Fenu greek powder– 1 tbsp [dry roast fenu greek seeds & freshly grind]
    Jaggery – 1 tbsp [grated]
    Asafetida a pinch
    Oil – 2 tbsp
    Salt to taste
    Water as needed

For roasting and grinding ingredients

    Bengal gram – 1 tbsp
    Urad dal – ½ tbsp
    Coriander seeds – ½ tbsp
    Cumin seeds – ½ tbsp
    Dry red chilli - 1
    Coconut – 2 tbsp
    Oil – 1 tbsp
    Heat oil in a pan then roast above ingredients and grind to fine paste with ¼ cup of water

Method

    Heat oil in pan then add mustard seeds. Once it’s spluttered then add Bengal gram and onion sauté till soft. Then add freshly ground fenugreek powder mix well.
    Add dry red chilli and curry leaves sauté gently.
    Add chopped chow chow, coriander, red chilli and turmeric powder mix well & sauté for 2 min then add water cook till soft.
    Add freshly ground paste mix well. Add water if required. Then add boiled tool dal mix well. Then add tamarind water mix well.
    When bubbles come out then add jaggery and salt mix well then cut off heat. Serve hot with rice, idli, dosa.