Ingredients:

Carrot, beans, potato, peas – 3 cups

Coconut – 2 tablespoon

Channa Dhal – 1 tablespoon

Coriander seeds – 1 tablespoon

Dry Red Chilli – 5 nos.

Pepper – 5 -6 nos

Curry leaves -  to garnish

Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp

Coconut Oil – 2 tsp

Mustard – 1 tsp

Salt – to taste

Method:

1. Fry channa dhal, coriander seeds, pepper and little curry leaves in 1 tsp oil. Fry until golden brown.

2. Get it grinded along with coconut into a fine paste.

3. Chop all the vegetables, add turmeric powder and cook them adding water.

4. Once the vegetables are cooked add the grounded paste and add the required salt and allow it to boil for few mins in low flame.

5. Season it with mustard and curry leaves.

This sambar does not need tamarind or toor/moong dhal. This sambar will be an alternative if bored to cook the usual ones.

Tasty and simple sambar ready to be served with rice.

Ingredients:

Paneer – 2 cups (cut into cubes)

Spinach or palak leaves -10 cups (pasalai keerai)

Finely chopped onion – 3/4 cup

Garlic -4

Ginger – a piece

Green chillies – 2 (finely chopped)

Turmeric powder – a pinch

Tomato puree – 3/4 cup

Garam masala – 1/4 tsp

Oil – 2 tbsp

Salt – to taste

Method:

1. Cook the spinach in a big vessel of boiling water.

2. Drain, wash with cold water and grind it to a fine paste by adding water.

3. Cut the paneer into small pieces and deep fry in hot oil until golden brown.

4. Remove and drain on absorbent paper. Keep aside.

5. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onions till they turn pinkish.

6. Add the garlic, ginger, green chillies and turmeric powder and fry again for a little time.

7. Add the tomato puree and keep stirring continuously till the mixture leaves oil.

8. Add the grinded spinach, paneer, garam masala, and salt. Add 1 cup of water and bring to boil.

Serve hot.

Palak Paneer