Sambhar

Name: Sambhar
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3/4 cup Toor dal; 1/2 tea spoon Turmeric powder; 2 cups Water; To Fry:; 1 tablespoon Bengal gram; 1/2 tablespoon coriander seeds; 5-7 Dried red chillies; 1/2 tea spoon Methi seeds; As required Small lemon sized Tamarind; 2 teaspoons Oil

subbulakshmi subbu @cook_26088843

#fbr-Protien, Delicious, Nice aroma, Perfect for lunch, Yummy and lovable dish

subbulakshmi subbu @cook_26088843

#fbr-Protien, Delicious, Nice aroma, Perfect for lunch, Yummy and lovable dish

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Ingredients

25 mins

4 people

3/4 cupToor dal
1/2 tea spoonTurmeric powder
2 cupsWater
To Fry:
1 tablespoonBengal gram
1/2 tablespooncoriander seeds
5-7Dried red chillies
1/2 tea spoonMethi seeds
As required Small lemon sized Tamarind
2 teaspoonsOil

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Steps

25 mins

1

Soak tamarind in water.
2

Add toor dal and turmeric to two cups of water and cook in a pressure cooker to two whistles.
3

Add oil in a pan and fry bengal gram, coriander seeds, dried red chillies and methi seeds in medium flame.
4

Powder the fried stuff when it got completely cooled (Sambhar powder).
5

Cook the soaked tamarind along with any vegetables as your wish for five minutes in a pan (I used chopped ladies finger here; you can have chopped carrots, tomatoes, drumsticks, onions, etc)
6

Add the Sambhar powder.
7

Now mash the cooked toor dal and add it to the pan along with salt.
8

If you wish you can add some mustard fried in ghee.
9

Serve hot sambhar with rice, idli or dosa.