Sambhar daal

Name: Sambhar daal
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 3 servers
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 bowl toor dal (pigeon peas); 1 drumstick, chopped; 1 tomato, chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 1 tsp salt, or as per taste; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tbsp sambar masala; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp fresh coriander leaves; 1 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp ghee; 1 tsp cumin seeds and mustard seeds; 2 dried red chillies, broken into pieces, and curry leaves; Water as required

Sangita Vyas @Sangit

Kenya

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Gujarati-style Sambar Dal is a delicious, flavourful, and comforting dish made with toor dal, drumsticks, tomatoes, and aromatic spices. It tastes delicious when served hot with idly,dosa,meduvada, rice or roti.
Homemade Sambar Masala gives very aromatic taste.

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Ingredients

20 minutes

3 servers

1 bowltoor dal (pigeon peas)
1drumstick, chopped
1tomato, chopped
1onion, chopped
1 tspsalt, or as par taste
1 tspred chilli powder
1 tspcoriander powder
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1 tbspsambar masala
1 tbsplemon juice
1 tbspfresh coriander leaves
1 tbspoil
1 tbspghee
1 tspcumin seeds and mustard seeds
2dried red chillies, broken into pieces, and curry leaves
Water as required

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Wash, soak, and boil the dal. Boil the drumstick pieces separately as well.
Mash the boiled dal thoroughly.
2

Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, and hing to prepare the tempering. Add the broken red chillies, curry leaves, and chopped onion. Sauté well.
3

Now add the chopped tomatoes and sauté them until cooked.Add all the dry spices and coriander powder. Add a little water and cook the tomatoes well.Now add the mashed dal and mix everything properly.
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Once the dal starts boiling, add sambar masala, lemon juice, and coriander leaves.Adjust the consistency by adding water as required. Bring it to a boil and turn off the heat. Your yummy sambar dal is ready to serve!

Tips

1). Mash the dal well, This helps give the sambar a smooth, creamy texture.
2). Adjust the consistency, Add water as needed and let the dal boil well so all the flavours blend together.