Sambar

Sambar is a godfather of all curries or stews made in south India. It is easy to make and healthy too. But there are many variations for making sambhar. Each South Indian state has many variations and different tastes.

Sambar is a south Indian lentil and mixed vegetable stew. It is a classic recipe made in every south Indian home again and again, day in and out.

Making sambar is a tradition and it is healthy, super flavorful, and loaded with vegetables, spices, and herbs.

Ingredients

1. Toor dal - 100 grams, washed
2. Water - 1 1/2 glass + as needed
3. Cooking oil - 3 tbsp
4. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
5. Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
6. Curry leaves - few
7. Onion - 1, cubed
8. Green chili - 2, half-slit
9. Tomato - 2, finely chopped
10. Drumstick - 3, chopped
11. Beans - 1/2 cup chopped
12. Brinjal - 2, chopped
13. Radish - 2, chopped
14. Sambar powder - 2 tbsp
15. Tamarind - 1 tbsp
16. Coriander leaves - few, chopped
17. Curry leaves - few
18. Asafetida - 2 pinch

Preparation

1. Take a pressure cooker, add 1.5 glasses of water, and 100 grams of washed toor dal.
2. Give it a mix.
3. Close the cooker and cook it until 3 whistles on a medium flame.
4. After 3 whistles, keep the cooker aside and allow it to cool down completely.
5. In the meantime, take a small bowl and add a tbsp of tamarind.
6. Add a little water and wash it well.
7. Strain the water twice.
8. Add some water again and soak the washed tamarind for some time.
9. Keep it aside.
10. Take a pot and add 3 tbsp of cooking oil.
11. Heat the cooking oil for some time.
12. When the oil is hot enough, add 1/2 tsp of mustard seeds, 1/4 tsp of cumin seeds, and allow them to splutter.
13. Add few curry leaves, a cubed onion, 2 half-slit green chilies, and sauté them for well.
14. Add 3 chopped drumsticks, 2 chopped radish, 1/2 cup of chopped beans, and 2 chopped brinjal.
15. Sauté these ingredients well for about 2 minutes.
16. Add 2 chopped tomatoes & sauté it well.
17. Add 2 tbsp of sambar powder, 2 pinches of asafetida, and salt to taste.
18. Mix them well.
19. Take the soaked tamarind, squeeze it well & discard the pulp
20. Add the tamarind water into the pot.
21. Add a cup of water and mix it well.
22. Close the pot with a lid and cook it for about 10 minutes on a low flame.
23. Stir it occasionally.
24. Back to the pressure cooker, open the lid.
25. Check if the dal is cooked well and mash the cooked dal by mixing it well.
26. Transfer the cooked and mashed dal into the pot.
27. Check for the consistency of the sambar, add little water if needed.
28. Mix it well and cook for 10 minutes on a low flame.
29. Open the lid.
30. Lastly, add few chopped coriander leaves and mix them well.
31. That's it! Sambar is ready to be served.

Sambar can be served with rice, idly, dosa, or ragi balls.

Youtube Video

*********************************************************************

Subscribe to my YouTube channel for new recipes! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs28FxRyBwsYgOo0VLJzugQ 

*********************************************************************

Follow me on... 

• Whatsapp - https://chat.whatsapp.com/GFepQXZhlnTHBX4zyrz0vu
• Website - httsp://myyummyrecipes.in/
• blogspot - https://myyummyrecipes1981.blogspot.com/
• LinkedIn - @myyummyrecipes1
• Mix - https://mix.com/myyummyrecipes
• Facebook - @myyummyrecipes.India
• Twitter - @myyummyrecipes
• Tumblr - https://www.tumblr.com/blog/myyummyrecipesblog
• Pinterest - @myyummyrecipes1
• Instagram - @myyummyrecipes1
• Gmail - @myyummyrecipes1