Samshar (Mixed Vegetable Dal with Tadka)

Samshar

Toor dal cooked and combined with sautéed mixed vegetables, finished with a spiced tadka and tamarind pulp.

Ingredients

• 1 cup Toovar dal (toor dal)
• Dudhi (bottle gourd) (chopped vegetables)
• Drum stick (vegetable)
• Onions (chopped)
• Tomatoes (chopped)
• Brinjal (eggplant) (chopped)
• Oil (mixed with ghee for sautéing)
• Ghee (mixed with oil for sautéing)
• Jeera (cumin seeds) (for vegetable tempering)
• Hing (asafoetida) (for vegetable tempering and dal seasoning)
• Haldi (turmeric) (added after vegetables cook)
• Salt
• Garam masala (added after vegetables cook)
• Cinnamon (for dal seasoning)
• Cloves (for dal seasoning)
• Rai (mustard seeds) (for dal seasoning)
• Dry red whole chillies (for dal seasoning)
• Curry leaves (for dal seasoning)
• Red chilli (for dal seasoning (form not specified))
• 1 spoon Amli pulp (tamarind pulp)

Instructions

1. Boil the toovar dal and mix it well.
2. In an oil and ghee mixture, add jeera and hing; add all chopped vegetables and cook.
3. After vegetables are cooked, add haldi, salt, and garam masala to the vegetables.
4. Prepare dal seasoning (tadka): in fat, add cinnamon, cloves, rai, jeera, dry red whole chillies, and hing.
5. Add curry leaves, salt, haldi, red chilli, and amli pulp; boil this mixture.
6. Add the sautéed vegetables into the dal and mix.