Holige/Bele Obbattu Sambar

Ingredients:  

2-3 cup of  water of cooked toor dal.(bele baysidha neeru)
1 chopped onion
3-4 curry leaves 
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
3-4 table spoon coriander seeds
1-2 garlic 
2-3 star anise(do not put the entire star anise, just put 2-3 of its petal)
1/4 cinnamon(chakke)
2 tablespoon chilli powder
1 tablespoon sambar powder
1 cup grated coconut 
Salt to taste

For seasoning 

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

1 teaspoon mustard seeds

1-2 garlic

1-2 red chillies

1-2 curry leaf

2 table spoon oil

 

Recipe: 

Fry chopped onion, curry leaves, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, garlic, star anise and cinnamon(chakke) in a pan with little oil for about 5 mins over medium heat.

After 5 mins grind all the ingredients along with grated coconut.

The sambar paste is ready. 

Keep the cooked toor dal water to boil.(bele baysidha neeru) To this add the sambar paste prepared.

For seasoning, in a pan add 2 table spoon oil and heat it. Once the oil is hot add mustard seeds. Once the mustard seeds start to splutter add cumin seeds, curry leaf,red chillies and garlic.

Once the garlic turns light brown turn off the stove and add this to sambar. Sambar is ready to serve. It is well served with rice.