Belgian Endives & Tomato Sambhar

Belgian endives are usually used raw in salads,these endives are also called as chicory ..I recently tried out making Sambhar with those endives along with some carrots and tomatoes as those Belgian endives leaves are bitter, these creamy white leaves may be served stuffed, baked,boiled,cut and cooked in milk sauce,apart from that i never heard making our Indian style dishes with this bitter leaves, thats y i tried out making this sambhar which turned out super delicious,the addition of cubed carrots completely masked the bitterness of the endives and we enjoyed it  for our lunch with some papads and pickles, we loved it..Am gonna make a variety of dishes with this bitter Belgain endives..Sending to CWF-Tomato guest hosted by Sanyukta,event by Kiran..



2nos Belgian Endives (medium size, chopped)
2nos Carrots (chopped)
1no Onion (chopped)
2nos Tomatoes (ripen and juicy)
1tsp Sambhar powder
1/2tsp Coriander powder
Few curry leaves
1cup Cooked toor dal
1/2tsp Mustard seeds
1/4tsp Cumin seeds
1/2tsp Urad dal
3nos Dry red chillies
1/4tsp Asafoetida powder
Salt
Oil
1tsp Lemon juice

Heat enough oil, let splutters the mustard seeds, urad dal,cumin seeds,fry the dry red chillies,curry leaves and asafoetida powder,until they turns brown..Add the chopped onions,chopped tomatoes,sauté until the veggies get well cooked, add the chopped Belgian endives,chopped carrots,salt and sauté everything until the veggies get shrinks..now add the cooked toor dal,sambhar powder, coriander powder,salt and enough water,bring everything to boil,cook the sambhar in simmer until the veggies get well cooked..

Finally add the lemon juice and put off the stove..Enjoy this sambhar with papads and rice...