Sambar Recipe

How To Make Sambar | Sambar Recipe

Sambar is one of south Indian traditional dish. Its made with lentil and Mixed vegetables. Every one likes this dish.

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Total time: 30 minutes

Course: Side dish

Cuisine: South Indian traditional recipe

Serving: 6

Ingredients:

100 Gram Toor Dal

1 tsp turmeric

1 Pinch Hing(Perungayam)

4 Garlic, Peeled

1 Tomoto

1 Onion, Finely chopped

6 Sambar Shallots, Peeled

5 Flat Beans, Finely chopped

1 Carrot, Finely chopped

1 Drumstick, Chopped

1 Brinjal, Chopped

1 Tblsp Chilly Powder

1 Tblsp Sambar Powder

1 small piece tamarind

1 tsp Fenugreek seeds

Salt to taste

For Grinding:

1 tsp Cumin

½ Cup Grated Coconut

For Tempering:

1 tsp Mustard seeds

1 Sprig Curry leaves

Oil for cooking

For Garnishing:

Handful Coriander leaves

Preparation:

1.       Transfer grated coconut and cumin seeds to mixi jar, grind it and keep aside

2.      Soak tamarind in hot water in 15 to 20 minutes. Extract the pulp and keep aside

Method:

(1 Cup = 150 ml)

1.       In a pressure cooker, add Toor dal, Garlic, Tomoto, Turmeric, Hing and 2 cup water. Cover the pressure cooker for 6 whistle on medium flame.

2.      Once the pressure cooker settle down, open the pressure cooker and do the mix.

3.      Meanwhile heat a pan add 1 tblsp oil. Add Fenugreek seeds and all vegetables, onion sauté it for a minute.

4.      Add 3 Cup water and salt. Let it boil till the vegetables cook half

5.      Add chilly powder and sambar powder. Let it boil for a minute.

6.      Add Cooked dal and mix well. Let it boil for a minute

7.      Add Coconut paste and tamarind pulp, then let it cook till the coconut paste raw smell disappear.

8.     Switch off the stove and garnishing the Coriander leaves

9.      Further more, in a pan add 1 tblsp oil. Add mustard seeds

10.  When mustard seeds crackle, add curry leaves

11.   Pour the tempering over the sambar and mix well

12.  Serve sambar with rice

Step by Step Pictorial:

In a pressure cooker, add Toor dal, Garlic, Tomoto, Turmeric, Hing and 2 cup water. Cover the pressure cooker for 6 whistle on medium flame.Once the pressure cooker settle down, open the pressure cooker and do the mix and keep aside.

Meanwhile heat a pan add 1 tblsp oil. Add Fenugreek seeds 

Add all vegetables, onion sauté it for a minute.

Add 3 Cup water and salt. Let it boil till the vegetables cook half

Add Cooked dal and mix well. 

Add water and Let it boil for a minute

Add chilly powder, sambar powder and Coconut paste.Mix well

Add Tamarind pulp. let it boil till the coconut raw smell disappear.

Switch off the stove and garnishing the Coriander leaves

Further more, in a pan add 1 tblsp oil. Add mustard seeds

When mustard seeds crackle, add curry leaves

Pour the tempering over the sambar and mix well

Serve sambar with rice

My Notes:

Sambar is neither thick nor runny. It should be inbetween