Sambar is most popular dish in south India. Without sambar our south Indian meal is incomplete. This is the main dish served in Hindu weddings. It tastes so good with hot rice.
As south Indian meal is incomplete without sambar my blog is also incomplete without this yummy sambar. I'm going to share more versions in sambar. But today I'm sharing simple and tasty sambar recipe.
I have you will give this a try and let me know how it turned out for you.
Ingredients :
Toor dal/Kandi pappu/pigeon peas : 1/2 cup/100 grams
Drumsticks : 3
Large sliced tomatoes : 2
Large sliced onions : 1
Shallots : 10 to 15
Chilly powder : 1 tea spoon
Coriander powder : 1 tea spoon
Turmeric powder : 1/2 tea spoon
Tamarind : 25 grams (soak and take juice)
curry leaves : 2 strings
Coriander leaves : 1/2 cup
Mustard seeds/aavaalu : 1 tea spoon
Jeera/jeelakara/cumin seeds : 1/2 tea spoon
Fenugreek seeds/mentulu : 1/2 tea spoon
Dried red chillies : 2
Sambar masala powder : 1 table spoon
Oil : 2 table spoons
Hing/inguva/ asafoetida : 1/4 tea spoon
Green chillies : 2
Salt to taste
Method :
First wash and cook dal until it gets soft then mash it with spatula
Now heat heavy bottom pan add oil then add mustard seeds let them splutter.
Now add dried chillies,Fenugreek seeds,cumin seeds
Now add onions saute for 2 minutes then add curry leaves and shallots saute for a while
Now add tomatoes and cook until they gets soft
Now add drumstick pieces saute for 2 to 3 minutes
Now add coriander,chilly and turmeric powders and Hing saute for few seconds
Now pour 500 ml of water cook for 5 minutes by covering the lid
Now add cooked dal and tamarind juice and green chillies stir it well and cook on medium flame for 10 minutes (add more water if required)
Now add sambar powder and stir it without lumps and cook on low flame for 5 minutes
Finally add coriander leaves and serve.
Cook dal first |
Heat oil add mustard seeds |
Add cumin seeds,fenugreek seeds and dried chillies |
Add onions |
Curry leaves saute it |
Add shallots saute for while |
Add tomatoes cook well |
Add drumsticks saute for few minutes |
Add coriander,chilly and turmeric powder |
Add hing saute for a while |
Pour water |
Cook it |
Add cooked dal |
Tamarind juice |
Add green chillies |
Cook on medium flame |
Add sambar powder |
Stir it and cook on low flame |
Finally add coriander leaves |
Remove from fire |
Serve hot!!!! |
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