Magge Kolmbo/ Yellow cucumber Sambar Filed under ( Amchikele Randap/Konkani food, Mangalorean Recipes, Side dish )

Hey Guys!!! How are all Doing???

I am sure by now all the FB frenz and my lovely blog frenz know the reason for my disappearance!!!!

And becoz of this I cannot be regular in Blogging for some time… and M enjoying Amma’s cooking.

So here is something tasty and one of my favorite.

Here is what we need:

To dry roast for Sambar powder:

Urad dal - 2 tsp
Coriander seeds - 2 tsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Methi seeds - a pinch
Haldi - a pinch
Red chillies - 5 or 6
Hing/asafoetida - 1/2 tsp

Dry roast all the ingredients in a kadai till light brown.Switch off the flame and let it cool.

Grind into fine powder.

Now for the dish:

Yellow cucumber/Magge – 1 full washed and cut into cubes

Onion – 3 peeled and cut into cubes

Tomato – 2 cut into cubes

Toor dal – ½ cup

Salt to taste

Tamarind Juice – 2 tbsp

For Seasoning:

Oil/ghee - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 1-2 sprigs
Coriander leaves - 3 tbsp,finely chopped

Method:

Cook toor dal in a pressure cooker.

Cook Magge and onion and tomato together(takes almost 10 min or u can even pressure cook ) in a vessel adding salt in it.

Now Add the ground sambhar masala and a little water,let it boil.
Add the dal and mix.

Add salt to taste if necessary and let it boil.
Add the coriander leaves and let it simmer for another 10 minutes.

Prepare the seasoning by adding oil/ghee.
Splutter mustard seeds, add the curry leaves. And add it to the Kolmbo.

Tastes Super Yum with white rice.

Tastes Yum Yum  when u add lozza love in it.

Will soon be back with lovely dishes till then,

Signing Off,