Pineapple Sambar

Ingredients-

1/2 cup toor dal
1 onion chopped
1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1 tsp grated coconut

1/2 cup chopped pineapple

1 tsp sambar powder

1 tsp turmeric

salt to taste

1/2 cup water

(Boil these together)

1 tsp coriander leaves- chopped

1/2 cup tamarind water extracted from a smaller than lemon sized ball of tamarind
mustard seeds and curry leaves for tempering
1 tsp oil


Directions-
Clean and wash dal, add in pressure cooker along with-water, onion, ginger garlic paste, coconut, pineapple, turmeric, sambar powder and salt.
Pressure cook for one whistle and simmer for 2 mins. Turn off flame and let cool. Add tamarind water and boil , add chopped coriander, simmer. In a tadka pan, heat oil, add mustard seeds and curry leaves and pour over simmered sambar. Stir and turn off flame. Cover and let stand for a couple of mins before serving.

I used mixed dal. I used juice of half a lemon cos Niket is allergic to tamarind. I skipped tempering, cos I was using it for Yashi, my 7mo baby.

The sweet sour taste of pinepple and lemon was very good :) Should serve with spicy chutney if serving with idlis. It is good as soup as well!

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