Sambar- South Indian delicacy

Sambar is an authentic South Indian dish and is famous for it spicy flavor.

Click here to view the recipe on youtube

Ingredients:

• Drumsticks (long cut, 1 cup)
• Potatoes (cut cube, 1 cup)
• Pumpkin (cut small, 1 cup)
• Long beans (cut long, 1 cup)
• Yam (cut cube, 1 cup)
• Carrot( cut thick, 1 cup)
• Dried red chilly (2)
• Red chilly powder (1/2 tsp)
• Coriander powder (1 tsp)
• Turmeric powder(1/2 tsp)
• Asafoetida powder (1/2 tsp)
• Tomatoes (chopped, 1)
• Red gram dal/ Tur daal(1/2 cup)
• Onion (finely chopped, 1)
• Mustard seeds (1 tsp)
• Tamarind pulp (1of lemon size tamarind)

Method:

1. Boil and mash the red gram daal/tur dal, and keep it aside.
2. Roast red chilly powder, coriander powder, asafoetida powder, turmeric powder till the aroma of coriander spreads, and keep them aside.
3. In a heavy bottom vessel, boil the Carrot, pumpkin, long beans, potato and yam till they become tender.
4. Add boiled and mashed red gram dal, salt,  mix well and bring it to boil.
5. Add the roasted spices and mix again.
6. Add tomatoes and boil it for 2 more mintues.
7. Add tamarind pulp and check for salt.
8. For seasoning, heat a pan, add oil (1 tbsp), mustard seeds and allow it to splutter.
9. Add red chilly, curry leaves, chopped onion and saute till the onion turns golden brown in color.
10. Add this seasoning in the sambar and mix well.

Sambar is ready to be served with steamed rice, idli or dosa.

Load more recipes