Quick sambar with chayote

Name: Quick sambar with chayote
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 75 g toor dal; 75 g masur dal; Salt to taste; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 medium size chayote diced into small cubes; 1 small onion sliced; 2 medium size tomatoes chopped; Small ball of tamarind soaked in water; 1-2 fresh green chillies; 2 tbsp spicy sambar powder; 1/2 tsp jaggery powder; 1 dash hing; 1 tsp ghee; Water covering an inch above the dal; For Tempering; 1 tsp oil; 1/2 tsp rye; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 2 dry red chillies; leaves Curry; Chopped coriander leaves for garnish

Susmita Patnaik @SUSMITAAMOMMYCHEF

Hyderabad

Chayote or even called as chow chow is a member of gourd family. Having antioxidants and vitamin c chayote has immense health benefits. Do include this vegetable in your family diet chart.
Try this recipe and you will surely make up your mind to buy this vegetable again and again.

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Susmita Patnaik @SUSMITAAMOMMYCHEF

Hyderabad

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 persons

75 gtoor dal
75 gmasur dal
Salt to taste
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1medium size chayote diced into small cubes
1small onion sliced
2medium size tomatoes chopped
Small ball of tamarind soaked in water
1-2fresh green chillies
2 tbspspicy sambar powder
1/2 tspjaggery powder
1 dashhing
1 tspghee
Water covering an inch above the dal
For Tempering
1 tspoil
1/2 tsprye
1/2 tspcumin seeds
2dry red chillies
leavesCurry
Chopped coriander leaves for garnish

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Soak toor dal and masur dal in clean water for 30 minutes. Then wash it properly.
Now take a pressure cooker, put the dal, add water covering the dal. Boil it for some time without putting the lid. Remove the scum. Then add the diced chayote, chopped onion, chopped tomatoes, fresh green chillies, salt, turmeric powder, sambar powder, jaggery powder, hing and ghee. Give a nice gentle mix.
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Now covering the cooker lid pressure cook for 3-4 whistles. Let it come to room temperature.
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Meanwhile extract tamarind pulp. As cooker comes to room temperature, remove the lid. Mix well and adjust the consistency by adding water. It must be medium runny.
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Add the tamarind pulp. Mix again.
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Now prepare for tempering.
Heat oil. Splutter rye and cumin seeds. Add dry red chillies and curry leaves. Saute. Add this tadka into the prepared sambar. Let it come to a single boil. Give a nice gentle mix.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
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Spicy chayote sambar is ready..
Have it with hot steaming rice, idli or dosa
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Susmita Patnaik @SUSMITAAMOMMYCHEF

on October 15, 2023 11:41

Hyderabad

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