This is the recipe served in the famed Udipi restaurants (the exponents of Mangalorean cuisine worldwide) with dosas and idlis. Posted specially for a friend on request :)You do not need sambar powder with this recipe. Omit whichever veges you cannot find. You can make this without veges too :) Cooking and preparation time approx.
02Heat 1 tblsp oil in a heavy bottomed pan and roast the fenugreek seeds till light red, then add 1/2 tsp urad dal and let it saute till they change colour too.
03Add the red chilli and coriander seeds.
04Add a 3 sprigs of curry leaves and the grated coconut and roast.
05They should all turn light brown and aromatic.
06Cool and grind to a fine paste with a little water.
07Heat 1 tblsp oil in a pan.
08Add the mustard seed.
09When they splutter add 1/2 tsp of urad dal and the hing.
10Fry for a minute.
11Add the onions and green chillies, slit and the rest of the curry leaves.
12Add your choice of vegetables Fry till you get a nice aroma.
13Add a little water.
14Cover and cook till the veges are done.
15Extract pulp from the tamarind and add to the vegetables.
16Add salt and crumbled jaggery (you can use brown sugar i think instead) and cook till the raw smell of the tamarind disappears.