Shallot Sambhar

Some of our mom's dishes are really very close to our heart na...This shallot sambhar is one among those delicious dishes which my mom cook quite often..My mom is an excellent cook, great home maker who can make number of dishes within a hour,she never get tired even if we have sudden relatives..I can say proudly that none will go back to their home without enjoying her warm and comforting food...She used to go everyday to market to get fresh veggies and greens for making our lunch, she never failed to buy shallots and quite often she makes this sambhar which goes prefectly along with rice and with hot steaming idlies or crispy dosas, i can survive for many days with this sambhar and mango pickle...I prepared my mom's one of the signature dish for our dinner sterday and served this delicious sambhar with idlies...My H soaked his idlies directly to this sambhar and relished his bowl of sambhar...Sending this droolworthy shallots sambhar to Gayathri's Walking Through The Memory Lane & to CWF-Tomato guest hosted by Sanyukta,event by Kiran..



1cup Shallots
1cup Cooked toor dal
1no Tomato (big & chopped)
1tbsp Sambhar powder
1/4tsp Asafoetida powder
1tsp Jaggery
1/2cup Tamarind extract
1/2tsp Mustard seeds +urad dal
Few curry leaves
Salt
Oil

To Roast & Grind:
1tbsp Coriander seeds
1tsp Channa dal
1tsp Urad dal
4nos Dry red chillies
1/4tsp Fenugreek seeds
1tbsp Coconut (grated)
1no Tomato (chopped)
1tsp Oil

Heat the oil, roast one by one all the ingredients given in the list 'to roast & grind'..Grind everything as fine paste with enough water...Now heat enough oil, let splutters the mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves, add immediately the shallots and sauté until they turns brown, now add the chopped tomatoes,curry leaves,asafoetida powder, salt,cook everything for few minutes...

Add the tamarind extract, cooked dal,sambhar powder, enough water and bring everything to boil and cook for few minutes..Finally add the grounded paste,cook for few seconds and put off the stove..

Serve hot with rice,ildies,dosas or else with pooris...