Sambar is a staple diet in South India. A gravy with lots of vegetable, tangy taste and very aromatic. Idly, rice, vada are the most popular accomplishments with sambar.
Serves: 2-3 persons, Preparation time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup Toor dal
1 tsp Turmeric powder
2 tsp Oil
Salt to taste
Water
Vegetables and spices:
2-3 small Brinjal
2-3 Drumsticks (cut lengthwise)
2 Onions (cut into cubes)
4 pieces Ladyfinger (cut into half)
1 Carrot (cut into cubes)
6-7 Beans
1 Tomato (chopped)
Tamarind (lemon sized ball)
1 tbsp Sambar powder
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
2-3 Dried chillies
1/4 tsp Fenugreek
1 tsp Chilly powder
2 springs Curry leaves
Asafoetida (hing) a pinch
Method:
Clean and wash dal. Pressure cook lentil with 3 cups of water, turmeric, salt and 2 tsp oil on high flame till one whistle, then another 2-3 whistles on low flame. Let the steam go off on it's own. Once it cools down, mash it with the back of a laddle.
Soak tamarind and extract the pulp. Heat oil in a kadhai, add hing, red chillies and mustard seeds. Let these splutter and then add curry leaves. Add onion, chilli powder and all the chopped vegetables. Saute it and add chopped tomatoes. Saute for 2-3 minutes. Add the tamarind pulp to these vegetables, little salt and let it be on low flame till all the vegetables are well cooked.
Add the mashed dal, sambar powder to the vegetables. Bring it to boil for 10 minutes. Serve hot with steamed rice, dosa or idly.
User Comments & Tips:
- Adjust the quantity of water to suit your kind of sambar.
- You can choose the vegetables of your choice.
- Always soak the dal for 20-25 minutes. This will fasten the process of cooking and making it more soft.
wow...its a delicating dish in our onam sadya...tha main one without this onam sadya z incomplete..3 more days for onam....wishing u a happy onam deepa....tanu....authentic delight...
ReplyDeletegood one..sambhar goes well with steamed rice..
ReplyDeletebut one thing..adding vegetables after tamarind pulp would not allow them to get cooked?
My all time favourite, just love it anytime..
ReplyDeleteKadamba sambar is lovely. Our all time fav :)
ReplyDelete@Redhmi: Avery happy onam to you and your family in advance :-)
ReplyDelete@Neha: Since the vegetables were already fried before adding tamarind pulp so this problem didn't occur in my case...
Thanks Priya and Nandini for liking this
Sambar looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteDeepa .. i make it the same way too... Love it anytime
ReplyDeleteYummy sambar...all time fav....
ReplyDeletesounds so delicious!
ReplyDeletedelicious and mouth watering sambar.
ReplyDeleteyummy sambhar..
ReplyDeleteSambar looks delicious Deepa. I love them.
ReplyDeletesambar is my and my family's altime favourite taste...lovly dish.....
ReplyDeletesambar looks simply superb..love to have it with anything.
ReplyDeleteVery nice sambhar dear.Sounds delicious. My all time favorite.like the addition of okra.
ReplyDeleteFavorite :)
ReplyDeletelooks droolworthy with my all time fav dish-sambar..love with anything
ReplyDeletesambar looks so inviting ...can i come for lunch dear :)
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hi it is mouthwatering dish like very much though punjabi i like south indian dishes
ReplyDeleteLovely...A family fav of ours
ReplyDeleteSambar is such a classic, love it!
ReplyDeleteDeepa, amar recent post er chhobi gulo San Diego Wild Animal park e tola.....Aro onek pix achhe ..ashte ashte upload korbo....
ReplyDeleteIts almost lunch time here...love to have sambar with rice for lunch
ReplyDeleteThis looks so packed with flavour. I love the colour of this. This has just been printed. Next on my list of to do's!
ReplyDeleteAmar bari jehetu South India te tai sambar amar bhishon priyo. Amio prai sambar banai. Tomar recipe ta ektu different ami nischoi try korbo. Dekhei mone hochhe ekhoni kheyeni bhat diye. Darun presentation.
ReplyDeletethat's a yummy sambar :)
ReplyDeletei love sambhar esp with idli...yours too look very delicious deepa...
ReplyDeleteSambar looks absolutely tasty dear. Like the way you maintained the golden yellow color.
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