Mom's Sambar Recipe | palakkad sambhar recipe | പാലക്കാട് സാമ്പാർ

There is always a debate on which sambar is good. Yes there are around 8 different varieties of sambar that I know. Not sure if there are more. And its always the sambar that we eat from our childhood days that is the best especially from mom's blessed hands. So here is the recipe of Palakkad Sambar right from mom's kitchen. Ingredients

For base
1 cup toor dal
1 or half carrot
1 or half potato
1 tomato
3-4 drumsticks
*Tamarind water taken from gooseberry sized tamarind soaked in hot water
Coriander leaves
Salt to taste

For sambar masala
Half tsp methi or fenugreek seeds
Half tsp chana dal
1 cup grated coconut
5-6 small shallots or onions
Curry leaves
1 tsp hing or asafoetida powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp chili powder
4 tsp coriander powder

For tadka
Coconut oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 dry red chilies
curry leaves