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Every South Indians have their proper way of making out pappu/dals or sambar..My mom used to prepare many varieties of sambar by making either special spice powder or simply with sambar powder, sometimes she also goes to this arachivitta sambar which tastes exactly like hotel sambar..She used to prepare a big vessel full of this sambar, this sambar goes prefectly from morning breakfast to evening dinner...Yeah, this arachivitta sambar goes awesome with venpongal ,idlies and dosas for morning breakfast, along with hot steaming rice and papads for lunch and with dosas or rotis for dinner, it has been ages i prepared this arachi vitta sambar and i prepared this sambar for our today's lunch served along french beans poriyal and for evening along with dosas..We just loved it..


1cup Toor Dal(cooked)
2cups Mixed Vegetables
1no Onion(chopped)
1no Tomato(chopped)
1tbsp Lemon juice
1/4tsp Asafoetida powder
1/2tsp Mustard seeds+Urad dal
1/4tsp Cumin seeds
1/4tsp Turmeric powder
Salt
Oil
Curry leaves

For Grinding:
1tbsp Oil
4nos Dry red chillies
2tbsp Coriander seeds
1tbsp Channa dal
1tsp Cumin seeds
1/2tsp Poppy seeds
1/4tsp Fenugreek seeds
4tbsp Grated coconut
Few curry leaves

Heat oil in a kadai and fry cumin seeds, channa dal, coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds,red chillies,poppy seeds and curry leaves till they turn golden brown.Allow this mixture to cool and grind it to a smooth paste along with the coconut.

Heat oil in a kadai, add the mustard seeds,urad dal, cumin seeds, asafoetida powder and allow it to splutters..add the chopped onion, chopped tomatoes and fry well, now add the mixed veggies,curry leaves and saute for few minutes..Add the cooked dal along with little water,salt and mix well..Now add the ground paste, turmeric and allow it to cook.

Finally add the lemon juice and garnish it with coriander leaves and serve hot!