Samshar (Dal with Mixed Vegetables and Tempering)

Samshar

Toovar dal cooked and combined with sautéed mixed vegetables, then finished with a spiced tempering including amli pulp and whole spices.

Ingredients

• 1 cup toovar dal
• dudhi (bottle gourd)
• drumstick
• onions (chopped)
• tomatoes (chopped)
• brinjal (eggplant) (chopped)
• oil (mixed with ghee for sautéing veg)
• ghee (mixed with oil)
• cumin seeds (jeera) (used in veg sautéing; also in dal tempering)
• asafoetida (hing) (used in veg sautéing; also in dal tempering)
• turmeric (haldi) (added after veg are cooked; also mentioned for dal)
• salt (for dal and veg)
• garam masala (added after veg are cooked)
• cinnamon (for dal tempering)
• cloves (for dal tempering)
• mustard seeds (rai) (for dal tempering)
• whole dry red chillies (for dal tempering)
• curry leaves (added after tempering)
• red chilli (powder) (as written)
• 1 spoon amli pulp (tamarind pulp)

Instructions

1. Boil the toovar dal and mix it well.
2. In an oil and ghee mixture, add cumin seeds and hing; add all chopped vegetables and cook until vegetables are cooked.
3. After vegetables are cooked, add turmeric, salt, and garam masala to the vegetables.
4. Prepare a tempering for the dal: add cinnamon, cloves, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, whole dry red chillies, and hing.
5. Add curry leaves, salt, turmeric, red chilli, and amli pulp (1 spoon) to the dal; boil.
6. Add the sautéed vegetables to the boiled, seasoned dal.