Totakoora (Amaranth) Pulusu/Sambhar

Ingredients:

1. Totakoora (Amaranth) – 1 bunch

2. Mustard seeds

3. Red Chilies -2 No’s

4. Urad Dal – 2 spoons

5. Turmeric powder – pinch

6. Salt

7. Hing – pinch

8. Curry leaves -2

9. Tamarind paste – ½ spoons

Preparation of the Ava:

Soak 6 spoons of rice and 3 spoons of mustard seeds and 2 red chilies and soak them for 15 minutes. The mixture should be grinded to a smooth paste.

Preparation of Sambhar/Pulusu:

1. In a pan, add few spoons of oil and add curry leaves, red chilies urad dal and fry it till golden brown. 

2. Cut the Amaranth/ Totakoora leaves and let it cook with the lid.

3. Add Water to the amaranth leaves and add tamarind paste to the mixture and let it boil.

4. Add the Ava paste and let it cook for some more time and bring it to boil till all the water get reduced a little bit and the pulusu is little thickened.

5. In a pan add 1 spoon of oil and add mustard seeds, hing and add them to the pulusu which is the seasoning is added finally.