Tiffin sambhar

Priyangi Pujara
Priyangi Pujara @TheDivine
Malawi, Africa

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This kind of sabhar is the street style sambhar in South India. They call it tiffin sambhar.
This recipe of sabhar uses hardly 1 tbsp of Dal lentil. It doesn't need pressure-cooking, it doesn't need sabhar masala. But the taste is yummy! Loved it!
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Ingredients

40 min
3-4 people
  1. For the paste
  2. 1 tspudad dal
  3. 1 tspchana dal
  4. 1 tsprice
  5. 2 tbspcoriendar seeds
  6. 1 tspcumin seeds
  7. 1/4 tspfenugreek seeds
  8. 4Kashmiri dry chillies
  9. 4hot red chillies
  10. 1stem curry leaves
  11. 1/4 tspasafoetida powder
  12. 5 pcsfresh coconut
  13. 1/2onion sliced/chopped
  14. 1tomato chopped
  15. Further for dal
  16. 2 tbspoil
  17. 1 tspmustard seeds
  18. 1 tspchopped ginger
  19. 1stem curry leaves
  20. 3dry red chillies
  21. 1onion sliced or 5-6 whole baby onions
  22. 1medium to big potato cut into small dices and any other veggies you like
  23. 1tomato cut in small dice
  24. 1 tbsp(more or less) salt
  25. 2 tbsptamerind pulp
  26. 3 tbspfinely chopped coriendar leaves

Cooking Instructions

40 min
  1. 1

    Dry Roast on low flame, the chana Dal, udad Dal and rice for a minute. Add the 3 types of seeds and roast for another 3 minutes. Next add the two types of chillies, asafoetida powder and the curry leaves. Roast for a minute.

  2. 2

    Add the coconut, onions and the tomatoes. Roast till the tomatoes are soft. Turn off the heat. Let the mixture cool a bit. Grind it with required amount of water to make smooth paste. Keep aside.

  3. 3

    Heat oil in a pan. Crackle mustard, curry leaves, red chillies and ginger. Fry a bit and then add onions. Fry till they get soft, translucent and slightly light pink. Add potatoes. Combine well, cover and cook on the lowest flame till they are 50% cooked. Add a little water if needed a bit.

  4. 4

    Add tomatoes and cook till till they are slightly soft. Add paste along with 4-5 cups hot water. Add salt when it comes to the boiling point. Close the lid and let it boil it for 3-4 min or until the potatoes are cooked. Add tamerind pulp, bring it to one more boil without a lid. It's ready!

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