Ingredients

Red gram dal : ¼ cup
Cut Greens : 1 cup
Onion : 1
Tomato : 2
Tamarind : a small ball
Turmeric powder : ¼ tsp
Salt : to taste

For Seasoning

Mustard : 1 tsp
Asafoetida : ¼ tsp
Black gram dal : 2 tsp
Oil : 1 tsp

To Grind

Dried red chilli : 6
Coriander seeds : 2 tsp
Chana dal : 2 tsp
Grated coconut : 1 tsp
Oil : 2 tsp

Method

Cut onion and tomato into small pieces.
Roast the items for grinding in oil and powder.
Add a cup of water to the tamarind ball, extract juice and strain.
Take the red gram dal in a bowl, add turmeric powder and cook.
When cooked, add greens.
Add onion, tomato and ½ cup water to the greens and cook.
When the greens are cooked, add salt, strained tamarind juice and let it boil for 5 minutes.
Add the ground powder to the above and boil for 5 minutes.
Take oil in a frying pan add the seasoning ingredients and when the mustard splutters add to the cooked greens, boil for a minute and remove from fire.

P.S. Greens like Agathi keerai, arai keerai and drumstick leaves are good for this saambhar.


This recipe is taken from the book "Kuzhambu Vagaigal" by Revathi Shanmugam published by Kannadhasan Pathippagam