Spring Onion (Scallion Stew) Sambar (Ulli Kadala Sambar)

Ingredients:

• Toor Dal (Red Gram)- 1/2 Cup
• Spring Onions - 5-6 Nos.
• green Chillies - 2-3 Nos.
• Tamarind
• Coriander Leaves
• Jaggery small piece
• Salt to taste
• Pinch of turmeric

Powder:

• Chana dal (Senagapappul, Bengal gram) - 1tbsp.
• Coriander Seeds - 1tbsp.
• Dried red chillies - 2Nos.
• Black Peppers (Miriyalu) - 4 Nos.
• Rice - 1/2 tbsp.
• Dried Coconut - small piece (alt. can use dry coconut powder)

Seasoning:

• Oil
• Mustard Seeds (Aavalu)
• Asefotida (Inguva)

Preparation:

Cook Toor dal separately in pressure cooker. Mash the dal properly.

Cut spring Onions (stems) into very small pieces. Leave the Onion in the end as it is. In a saucepan put tamarind water and add the chopped spring onions and the onions. Add chopped green chillies to it. Add salt to taste and a pinch of turmeric. Let it cook for sometime untill the leaves are well cooked. Add the mashed dal to it. Cook it for some more time.

Heat very little oil in a pan and fry the ingredients for powder. Fry till golden brown. Powder these to make sambar powder.

Add little water to the sambar powder to make it a paste and add the paste to the sambar. Add the small Jaggery piece. Do the tadka with Aavalu (mustard seeds) and inguva (Asefotida). Garnish it with coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice.