Beetroot sambar

This is another variation of sambar using the beetroot , it will be with a sweet taste.
Ingredients:

Red gram dhal-100gm

Beetroot-1 no

Tomato -1 no

Onion-1 no

Tamarind juice – ¼ cup

Chilly powder-1 ½ tsp

Coriander powder- 1 ½ tsp

Oil- 3 tsp

Salt – to taste

Fresh coriander leaves- ¼ bunch

Castor oil-1tsp

For seasoning:

Mustard seeds- 1tsp

Fenugreek seeds-1tsp

Cumin seeds- 1tsp

Curry leaves- 3sprig

Method:

Cook the dhal with castor oil. (Castor oil helps to cook the dhal evenly and reduce the gas trouble in our body)

Soak an arecanut size tamarind for ½ hour and then extract the juice out of it.

Cut the beetroot and onion in small cubes.

Heat the oil in a pan and season the above ingredients.

After that, add the onion and vegetables. At the time of cooking, add the tamarind juice, chilly powder, coriander powder and salt.

Vegetables cook well, then add the dhal and simmer it.

 Serve garnished with coriander leaves.