Zero-oil Tomato Sambar

I've made this sambar a few times now. Its a one pot meal that requires no effort except for prepping the veggies. When in a hurry, I only use tomatoes and make a tomato sambar. You can add additional veggies to this recipe. Veggies that go well in this sambar are spinach, carrots, beans,  snake gourd (padavalanga), drumsticks, ivy gourd (tindora/kovakka),sweet potatoes, potatoes, taro (cheppankezhangu/chembu/arbi), bell pepper, green peas. Ingredients: Lentils – 1 cup (use toor dal/masoor dal/moong dal/ or a mixture of these) Tomatoes...

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Stuffed Karelas in makhani gravy

Adapted from Tarladalal.com Ingredients: For stuffed karelas: Karelas - 8 small nos. or 4 large Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Moong dal - 1/2 cup Green chilli - 1, sliced thin Ginger - 1" piece Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Cilantro (coriander leaves) - a small bunch, minced fine Salt For makhani gravy Onion - 1 medium, chopped Ginger - 1"inch piece Garlic - 6 cloves Tomatoes - 3 Cashews - small handful Cinnamon - 2 sticks (about 2 inches) Cloves - 6 nos. Red bell pepper (capsicum) - 1 chopped or Red pumpkin - 1 cup chopped Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Tomato...

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