Poosanikkai(ash gourd) sambar

This sambar is simple one to cook and delicious to taste. Can be cooked in 15 mins time.

Ingredients:

Poosani (ash gourd ) cut into medium size pieces- 1 cup
Toor dhal - 1/2 cup
Tomato-1
Tamranid lemon size
Sambar podi- 3tbsp
Turmeric powder
Salt
Oil
Curry leaves
Asafoetida powder
Mustard seeds

Preparation:

Boil poosani pieces in water till it is cooked. The pieces will turn transparent, that's the sign to look for while cooking.

Soak tamarind in water and extract it .

Pressure cook toor dhal(add pinch of salt) for 10 mins and keep it aside.

Cut tomato pieces and add to the tamrind extract, also add poosani pieces and dhal to it.

Add sambar podi, turmeric powder and required salt to it.

Add asafoetida powder along with the mixture.

Let the sambar boil till the raw smell of sambar podi is gone.

The sambar will reach the desired consistency.

Temper it with mustard seeds and curry leaves .

Sambar is ready!!!
Note: Poosanikkai can be replaced with Parangikkai, drumstick, avaraikkai also.