South Indian Vegetable Sambar

Name: South Indian Vegetable Sambar
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 7-8 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Pigeon Pea Lentils; 1/2 cup Red Lentils or Masoor; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp Kashmiri Red chilli powder; 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 2 tbsp Sambar powder; 1 cup Brinjal cut lengthwise; 1 cup Drumsticks cut into pieces; 1/2 cup Carrots thinly cut; 1 cup French Beans cut into long pieces; 1 cup Okra cut into two each; 10 Shallots; 3 Tomatoes finely chopped; FOR THE TEMPERING; 2-3 tbsp Oil; 1 tsp Mustard Seeds; 1/8 tsp Asafoetida; 3-4 Dry Red chillies; 2 Sprigs Curry Leaves; 2-3 Garlic cloves sliced

ZMA @zesty5

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An authentic South Indian Sambar or often called Sambaar is a Vegetable stew that is made with Lentils, Tamarind, and a unique spice mix called Sambar powder. It goes well with Idlis and Dosas and is the most loved side dish that is a must with South Indian breakfast items. Vegetables make it more healthy and a pressure cooker makes the job much more easier as well. Tastes yummy even with plain rice and poppadums. This is personally my favourite with plain boiled rice. A basic Sambar is made by cooking both Dal and Vegetables separately. Tempering adds that added flavour to it. It's healthy as well as nutritious with many Vitamins and Minerals as it has a combination of many Vegetables.
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Ingredients

40-45 minutes

7-8 servings

1 cupPigeon Pea Lentils
1/2 cupRed Lentils or Masoor
1 tspSalt
1 tbspKashmiri Red chilli powder
1 tspTurmeric powder
2 tbspSambar powder
1 cupBrinjal cut lengthwise
1 cupDrumsticks cut into pieces
1/2 cupCarrots thinly cut
1 cupFrench Beans cut into long pieces
1 cupOkra cut into two each
10Shallots
3Tomatoes finely chopped
FORTHE TEMPERING
2-3 tbspOil
1 tspMustard Seeds
1/8 tspAsafoetida
3-4Dry Red chillies
2 SprigsCurry Leaves
2-3Garlic cloves sliced

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Steps

40-45 minutes

1

Pressure cook dal along with little Salt added for about 5-6 whistles. Let the pressure settle down before opening the lid. Keep it aside until use. Soak Tamarind in enough water for about 15 minutes or so. Squeeze the juice out of it and keep it aside.
2

To a cooking pot, add chopped Vegetables along with Turmeric and Kashmiri Red Chilli powders. Add Tamarind juice and Sambar powder also. And the addition of water depends accordingly. Therefore add it until the Veggies are soaked in it. Cover it and let that simmer on low heat for about 15 minutes.
3

After the Veggies are cooked well, stir in the cooked Dal in it. See to it that the Veggies are not overcooked. Mix well and adjust the consistency by adding some hot water.
4

After done, heat oil in a pan. Add Mustard Seeds and Curry Leaves. Also, add dry Red Chillies and Garlic Cloves too. Add this tempering to the hot Sambar. Serve this quick Vegetable Sambar with Idlis, Dosas, or even plain Rice.

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ZMA @zesty5

on May 17, 2020 01:35

Homemaker by choice and a passionate cook by heart. An aspiring cook who actually never knew anything about Cooking until i became a mother myself.With Motherhood came the responsibilities as well and this was the turning point in my life.I started to learn the ABC's of cooking, taking help from my mother and my MIL. And time just flew. I spread my wings higher and higher. With my love for excellence and innovation, i stepped into a world of homecooks with my exposure to Cookpad one fine day on the social media. And there was no looking back since then and i have not only shared recipes here on this wonderful platform but also have made some lovely friends as well. Today iam successful because of my hard work, dedication and loads of good wishes of my family and my kids in particular.