Sambar

Aswani Vishnuprasad
Aswani Vishnuprasad @cook_12258614
austin tx

Sambar is a flavorful spicy South Indian lentil soup made with a variety of vegetables. It fits nicely with many South Indian meals, including dosas (pancakes), idlis (savory cakes), and rice.

Sambar

Sambar is a flavorful spicy South Indian lentil soup made with a variety of vegetables. It fits nicely with many South Indian meals, including dosas (pancakes), idlis (savory cakes), and rice.

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Ingredients

30 min
3 to 4 servings
  1. 1/2 cupToor dal
  2. As needed Vegetables - [cucumber, pumpkin, carrot, pearl onion, potato, tomato, chembu, chakka kuru, drumstick] or as your preference
  3. 2Green chilli
  4. 1 strandsCurryleaves
  5. 1 tbspSalt
  6. 1/2 tspTurmeric powder
  7. 1 tspJaggery
  8. 1/4 tspAsafeotida
  9. to taste lemon
  10. For Masala
  11. 1 1/2 tbspCoriander seeds
  12. 1/2 tbspChana dal
  13. 1/2 tbspToor dal
  14. 1/4 tspFenugreek seeds
  15. 4-5Red chilli
  16. 4-5Curry leaves
  17. 2 pinchAsafoetida
  18. 1 tbspGrated coconut
  19. For seasoning
  20. 1 tspCoconut oil
  21. 1 tspMustard seeds
  22. 1/2 tspUrad dal
  23. 1Red chilli
  24. 4-5Curry leaves

Cooking Instructions

30 min
  1. 1

    Cook the toor dal in a pressure cooker, mash it and keep aside.

  2. 2

    Heat 1 tsp of coconut oil in a pan and saute all the dry ingredients(for masala) except grated coconut until light brown/ nice aroma comes.

  3. 3

    Grind it to a fine paste using grated coconut.

  4. 4

    In heavy bottom vessel, add the vegetables, cooked dal, green chilli, curry leaves, salt, turmeric powder and masala paste.

  5. 5

    Cover and cook it until the vegetables get half cooked.

  6. 6

    Add tamarind extract, jaggery, and hing.

  7. 7

    Cook it for another 5 to 8 mins. Switch off the flame.

  8. 8

    In another pan heat oil and add all the seasoning ingredients. Let it simmer till they begin to crackle.

  9. 9

    Then mix these seasoning ingredients and some coriander leaves in the sambar and serve hot with rice.

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