Name: Neer Pusanikai / White Pumpkin Sambhar
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: Thoor Dal 100 g; small onion 25 no.; tomato 2 no.; red chili 2 no.; white pumpkin 1 cup; sambhar powder 3 tsp; turmeric powder 1 tsp; garlic 5 no.; crystal salt to taste; oil 5 tsp; mustard 1 tsp; broken urad dal 1 tsp; tamarind water 1/2 cup; castor oil 2 tsp; asafoetida 1 tsp; coriander leaves to garnish; curry leaves 10 no.

Neer Pusanikai / White Pumpkin Sambhar

By curryadmin

• December 27, 2015

Neer Pusanikai / White Pumpkin Sambhar

Sambar is south indias favorite main dish.White pumpkin sambar is one kind of vegetables which accompaniment with Idli, dosa and rice. I have this sambar happily with chappathi too.

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Prep Time 1

Total Time 1

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

Thoor Dal 100 g
small onion 25 no.
tomato 2 no.
red chili 2 no.
white pumpkin 1 cup
sambhar powder 3 tsp
turmeric powder 1 tsp
garlic 5 no.
crystal salt to taste
oil 5 tsp
mustard 1 tsp
broken urad dal 1 tsp
tamarind water 1/2 cup
castor oil 2 tsp
asafoetida 1 tsp
coriander leaves to garnish
curry leaves 10 no.

Instructions

boil the thoor dal by adding water, turmeric powder, garlic, tomato,castrol oil and salt
once it get boiled, smash the thoor dal by beeter
chop the onion, tomato, red chili and white pumpkin
heat the oil in the pan and temper the mustard, and broken urad dal
add curry leaves and small onion and saute it until it turn into brown
add tomato, red chili, green chili and asafoetida and mix well
add chopped white pumpkin and mix well
add crystal salt and mix well and allow to cook for 2 mins
add sambhar powder and mix well and allow to cook for 5 mins
add required water and allow to cook for 5 mins
now add tamarind water and allow to cook until the sambhar gets thick
garnish with coriander leaves now white pumpkin sambhar is ready