Broad Beans Potato Sambar

 Broad beans potato sambar is a very tasty curry made using broad beans, potato and sambar powder and goes well with rice, dosa and idli.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Broad Beans Potato Sambar.

Ingredients:-

Broad beans.     -1 cup
Potato.               -2
Tamarind.          -a small piece
Sambar powder.-3 tbsp
Mustard seeds.  -1tsp
Cumin seeds.     -1/2 tsp
Curry leaves.     -few
Coconut oil.       -2 tsp
Water.                 -as required
Salt.                    -to taste
Coriander leaves.- few

Instructions:-

1). Wash and soak broad beans in water for 2 hours. Remove the outer skin of potato and chop it into medium cubed pieces and wash well.

2). Pressure cook the soaked broad beans along with chopped potato cubes for 3 whistles adding 1cup of water.Keep aside the cooked broad beans and potato along with cooked water.

3). In a small bowl soak a small piece of tamarind in 2 tbsp of water for few minutes. Squeeze and extract tamarind water. Keep aside tamarind water.

4). In another small bowl add sambar powder and 1/4 cup of water and mix well without lumps. Keep aside the water mixed sambar powder.

Method:-

1). In a wide bottom vessel add the pressure cooked broad beans and potato pieces along with cooked water.

2). Add required salt and extracted tamarind water into the vessel and boil on low flame.

3). Add water mixed sambar powder into the vessel and mix well.Add required water into the vessel and make it a desired gravy consistency. Boil the broad beans potato sambar for 5 minutes on low flame and switch off the flame.

4). Heat 2 tsp coconut oil in a small pan for seasoning and splutter mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Add curry leaves and fry in oil for a second and switch off the flame. Pour the seasoning into the broad beans potato sambar and mix well.

5). Add finely chopped few coriander leaves into the broad beans potato sambar and mix well.

Very tasty Broad Beans Potato Sambar is ready to serve hot with rice.