Avarakkai Sambar / Runner Beans Sambar

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“Avarakkai Sambar” Ingredients and preparation steps given below for your convenience. Let me know if you liked the taste and I will be happy to hear any additional ingredients you added to make it more tasty in the comments section.

Ingredients : (to serve 2-3 people)
Avarakkai(runner beans or string beans) – 100 grams cut into 1 inch size pieces
Toor dal – 1/3 cup
Onion – 1 medium size
tomato – 1 large
garlic – 3 big cloves
green chillies – 3
asafoetida(perungayam) – 1/4 teaspoon
Sambar powder – 1.5 teaspoon
coriander powder – 3/4 teaspoon
salt – 1.5 teaspoon
coriander leaves – few
Mustard seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin(jeera) – 1/4 teaspoon
Fenugreek seeds(vendhayam) – 1/4 teaspoon
Dry red chillies – 2
curry leaves – few

Method:
1.Pressure cook the washed toor dal along with the garlic for 7-8 whistles, until it is cooked really well and keep it aside ready.
2. Add 3 cups of water in a pan and allow it come to a boil and then add chopped tomatoes, chopped avarakkai and green chillies slit into 2 halves.
3. Close it with a lid and cook in medium flame for 4-5 minutes.
4. Then add the prepared dal mixture and allow it come to a boil again and then allow to boil for another 3-4 minutes.
5. While it is boiling, in another pan, add 2 teaspoons of oil and when it is hot, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds and once it starts cracking, add the dry red chillies and curry leaves and fry for 5 seconds.
6. Next add the sliced onins and fry for 2-3 minutes in medium flame and when it turns golden colour, ad the sambar powder, coriander powder, asafoetida, salt and fry for 5 seconds
7. Now add the prepared tempering to the boiling sambar mixture, chopped coriander leaves and add more water if required and allow to boil for another 2 minutes.
8. Avarakkai sambar is ready to serve with rice.

Homemade sambar powder recipe:

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