vendakka sambar | vendakkai sambar | okra sambar

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg of Okra/ladies finger
• 100 g of Dal
• 2 no of Tomato
• 1 no of Onion
• 1 cup of Tamarind juice(from a lemon sized tamarind)
• 2 cups of grated coconut(half of one coconut)
• 1/4 spn. of Asafoetida
• 1 spn. of Turmeric powder
• 2 spn. of Red Chilly powder
• 1 1/2 spn. of Coriander powder
• 1/6 spn. of cumin powder(optional)
• 1/8 spn. of Fenugreek powder
• 3 no of Finely chopped small onion(Shallots)
• 1 spn. of Oil
• 1 spn. of Mustard seeds
• 1 spn. of Cumin seeds(optional)
• 1/4 spn. of fenugreek seeds
• 4 no of Red chilly
• 2 springs of Curry leaves
• Salt as required