For everyone Mother's recipe is the best in the world (I am making this statement at a great risk of invoking my wife's ire). Here's the first of my mother's recipe that I have it in my Old Diary
STEP 1 : Get Ingredients:
Tamarind – size of a small lemon
Sambar Powder – ¾ Tea Spoon
Salt – ½ Tea Spoon
FENUGREEK
(English)VENDHAYAM(Tamil),METHI(Hindi) -
½ Tea Spoon
Vegetable
(Okra/Brinjal) – Not a Must
Red
Chilli – 2 pieces
Oil- 1
Spoon
Mustard –
¼ Teaspoon
STEP 2: Boil 3 Cups of Hot Water & add the Tamarind to
it
STEP 3: Wait for 5 minutes and squeeze the Tamarind in water to get the Tamarind Puree
STEP 4: Take a Container and pour the oil (Don’t forget to
light the stove)
STEP 5: Add Fenugreek , Mustard & Red Chilli. Wait till
mustard gives a “Pop” sound
STEP 6: Add the vegetable if you have and allow it to fry
STEP 7: Now Pour the Tamarind Puree to the container
STEP 8: Add the Sambar Powder & Salt
STEP 9: Allow the mixture to boil for 10 minutes. (Add water
if the mixture is very concentrated)
STEP 10: Congratulations !!! ,you should be smelling the
aroma of Sambar now.(don’t forget to switch of the stove)
PS : Even if you did not get the aroma,don’t worry it would
not take long before your cooking skill will attract people from drawing room
into the Kitchen