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Visitors Recipe

Mampazha Sambar

Ingredients

Ripe mangoes 2 medium or 3 small Cooked tur dhal ½ cup Tamarind paste 1 tbsp To roast in 1tsp oil & grind Red chillis about 6 Methi seeds ½ tsp Dhania seeds 4 tsp Gram dhal 2 tsp Grated coconut 2 tbsp Hing powder 1 tsp Curry leaves few Green chillies (slit ) 3-4 Salt,haldi. To temper: Oil 1 tsp Mustard seeds 1 tsp Red chillies 2 Chopped coriander leaves

Method

Keep the cooked & mashed tur dhal ready. Mix the tamarind paste with 2 cups of water. Take the mango fruit, steam whole, de-skin, remove the pulp & put in a blender to get a smooth texture. Fry the given ingredients & grind to a smooth paste. Mix the cooked dhal, mango pulp, tamarind water, ground paste, slit green chillies, salt & haldi in a pressure pan. Cook till one whistle comes. Remove, cool, open & temper. Add chopped coriander leaves. For making this dish freshly ground masala tastes better than sambhar powder. Generally for cooking ripe mango curries, any variety of mango is good enough.

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