Ingredients

• 1 - Eggplant (chopped)
• 1/2 cup - Snake gourd (chopped)
• 1/2 cup - Cooked toor dal
• 1 - Onion (chopped)
• 2 - Tomatoes (ripen and juicy)
• 2 - Green chillies (slit opened)
• 1 tsp - Sambar powder
• 1 tsp - Lemon juice
• 2 tsp - oil
• 1/4 tsp - Mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp - Urad dal
• 3 Dry red chillies
• 1/4 tsp - Asafetida powder
• Curry leaves
• Chopped coriander leaves

How to Make Eggplant and Snake gourd Sambar

• Heat oil, add mustard seeds and let splutter.
• Add urad dal, dry red chillies and asafoetida powder and stir for a minute.
• Add chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, slit opened green chillies, salt, saute everything for few minutes until the tomatoes turn mushy.
• Add the chopped eggplant pieces, chopped snake gourd pieces and saute for few minutes until the vegetables get half cooked.
• Add a cup of water and sambar powder to the vegetables and leave to boil.
• Add the cooked toor dal to the vegetables, cook until the vegetables get well cooked.
• Add chopped coriander leaves, curry leaves and lemon juice to the sambar and switch off the stove.
• Serve with rice and papads.
• Recipe courtesy: Priya Easy N Tasty Recipes