Thattai Paruppu sambar

INGREDIENTS:

Thatta paruppu (Red chori brown beans) - 1cup
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1 or 2
Brinjal - 2
Sambar powder - 1sp
Curry leaves - few
Tamarind syrup - 2sp
Mustard seeds - 1/2sp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Salt - to taste

METHOD:

• Soak thatta paruppu in water over night and pressure cook it for 3 whistles.
• In an empty kadai, add oil and when heated add sliced mustard seeds, curry leaves, onion, brinjal, 1sp tamarind syrup, salt little and turmeric powder.
• Leave it till brinjal absorbs the tamarind syrup.
• Now add tomato and cook till it is soft.
• Now add the kadai materials to the boiled paruppu and add sambar powder, salt, remaining 1sp tamarind syrup, little water if it is too thick and close it to boil for 5 to 10 mins till the brinjal gets cooked and the raw smell of sambar powder goes off.
• Open and serve hot with white rice.

NOTE:

• The water of the boiled paruppu can be used to make rasam as like we make paruppu rasam from paruppu water.
• It gives a good taste.
• We can also add bottle guard and chayote vegetable to this sambar.