Soppin Saaru / Leafy Vegetable Sambar

Soppin Saaru

This one is the favourite at my home especially soppin saaru with Raagi mudde.
Since most leafy vegetables can be used for this preparation, it highly nutritious.
Soppu in Kannada is used to refer to any green leafy vegetable and saaru is sambar.

How to prepare Soppin Saaru?

Ingredients:
1. Split yellow gram (toor dal/togari bele) - 1 cup
2. Dill leaves - 1 1/2 cup
3. Spinach leaves - 1 1/2 cup
4. Any other leafy vegetable - 1 cup (optional)
5. Vegetables - 1 cup(potato,carrot)
6. Onion - 1
7. Tomato - 1
8. Garlic cloves - 3
9. Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
10. Mustard - 1/2 tsp
11. Cumin - 1/2 tsp
12. Curry Leaves - 5
13. Sambar Masala - 1 tsp
14. Bisibelebath Powder - 1 tsp
15. Red Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
16. Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
17. Salt as per taste
18. Oil - 3 tsp
19. Coriander

Preparation:
1. Cut all the vegetables and leaves.
2. Cook the dal, along with leafy vegetables,tomato and other vegetables. Add 3 cups water(potato,carrot). Pressure cook and allow to cool down.
3. In a container heat the oil and add mustard and cumin.
4. When mustard starts spluttering add curry leaves and onion.Fry until onion is translucent.
5. Add the garlic paste, turmeric powder.Mix.
6. Add the cooked dal and vegetables.
7. Add the masalas(sambar masala,bisibelebath masala), chilly powder, salt and tamarind paste.
8. Allow it to boil.when it begins to boil add coriander and cook for 10 mins.


This dish tastes yummy with Raagi mudde.
It tastes good with rice and chapati as well.