Sambar Recipe
Sambar is the popular south Indian lentil stew or gravy made with vegetables and ground spices. This classic dish is best served with hot rice, idli, dosa, vada, pongal.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
- 1/2 cup pigeon peas toor dal
- 3 tablespoons Tamarind pulp from small gooseberry sized ball.
- 10-12 shallots
- 1 small carrot peeled and chopped
- 1/2 green bell pepper cubed
- 1 small tomato finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 3 tablespoons sambar powder
- salt to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon jaggery
- To temper sambar
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 10-12 curry leaves
- 2 tablespoons oil
Soak tamarind in water for 15 minutes and extract thick juice.
Peel the onions, chop the vegetables.
Heat a pan and add 2 tablespoons oil to it. Temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Add pearl onions and saute well.
Add the veggies and saute for 3-4 minutes. Add turmeric powder, sambar powder and saute well. Add 3/4 cup water and cook the veggies for 5 minutes.
Add tamarind juice and cook for 3-5 minutes.
Add the cooked dal and mix well. Add salt and jaggery. Cook for 5 more minutes.
Add cilantro leaves and serve sambar hot with rice or dosa.
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