Sambar - Serve with Dosa

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Hot and Spicy with mild tanginess, lentil soup with mixed vegetables ~Sambar. It is served with Idli, Dosa and Kara Pongal. It is the best meal you can enjoy anytime. It is known with different names in different region of India due to different dialects but the preparation and serving style is same.

Sambar - Serve with Dosa

Hot and Spicy with mild tanginess, lentil soup with mixed vegetables ~Sambar. It is served with Idli, Dosa and Kara Pongal. It is the best meal you can enjoy anytime. It is known with different names in different region of India due to different dialects but the preparation and serving style is same.

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Ingredients

Prep Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 25 mins
8 servings
  1. 1/3 cupToor Dal / dhuli howi Muung daal
  2. 1/4 tspTurmeric Powder
  3. 1 cupchopped mixed vegetables (cauliflower, drumsticks, capsicum,. radish, potato, brinjal, carrot, French beans, okra and so on...)
  4. 1/2 tspMustard seeds
  5. 5-6Curry Leaves
  6. 1-2Dry Red chilies
  7. 1 pinchAsafoetida (hing)
  8. 1medium Onion (finely chopped)
  9. 4-3 TbsSambar Powder (according to your taste)
  10. 1/2 TbsSeedless Tamarind (imli)
  11. 1Tomato (finely chopped)
  12. 1 TbsOil
  13. 1 cup+ 1 1/2 cups water
  14. 1 TbsCoriander (finely chopped)
  15. salt to taste

Cooking Instructions

Prep Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 25 mins
  1. 1

    Better to cook with Toor daal in Pressure cooker in 1/2 to 1 cup of water. Do not discard the water. use it along with cooked vegetables in later stage.

  2. 2

    Prepare tamarind (imli) pulp - soak 1/2 tbs imli in 3 tbs of hot water for 1-15 min, mash it with spoon and strain it using a sieve (channi) and discard the seeds.

  3. 3

    Take a pressure cooker and add Toor daal, turmeric powder and 1 cup of water depend on the size of cooker. Add all vegetables in all small steel bowl and place it inside the cooker. Close the lid and cook.
    Note: Try to use 3-5 Vegetables so that Sambhar does not turn thick.

  4. 4

    Once its done turn of the flame and wait for a pressure comes down naturally. Open the lid and remove the vegetable container and mash the dal.

  5. 5

    Heat up the pan, add 1 tbs oil and add mustard seeds. when they start to splutter, add curry leaves, dry red chilies and asafoetida (hing) and saute for 1-15 secs.

  6. 6

    Add onion and fry more till turns transparent. Add Tamarind pulp and cook for 2-3 mins. Add chopped Tomatoes and saute it.

  7. 7

    Once tomatoes turns soft, add Sambhar powder, stir and cook for a minute.

  8. 8

    Add cooked and mashed daal, all vegetables, water and salt. Mix well and cook for more 5-6 minutes.

  9. 9

    Turn off the flame. Dish out the Sambhar in serving bowl and garnish with finely chopped coriander. Serve with Dosa, idli or white rice.

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