Name: Sambar recipe by Anandha Bhagyam at BetterButter
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4-5 red chillies; 2-3 spoons Channa dhal; 2-3 spoons toor dhal; 1 spoons fenugreek seeds; 2 spoons turmeric; 4-5 spoons coriander seeds; 1 cup chopped carrots; 1 cup finely chopped red onions; 1 cup small onions; 2 spoons tamarind paste; Salt to taste; 2 cups toor Dhal; 2 tomatoes finely chopped; Coriander leaves finely chopped; 1 green chilly slit finely

ABOUT Sambar RECIPE

Sambar is perhaps the queen of Tamil Nadu cuisine it is actually inherited from the marathis.. Here is an authentic sambar

Ingredients Serving: 4

4-5 red chillies
2-3 spoons Channa dhal
2-3 spoons toor dhal
1 spoons fenugreek seeds
2 spoons turmeric
4-5 spoons coriander seeds
1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup finely chopped red onions
1 cup small onions
2 spoons tamarind paste
Salt to taste
2 cups toor Dhal
2 tomatoes finely chopped
Coriander leaves finely chopped
1 green chilly slit finely

Instructions

Pressure cook the toor dhal for 4 whistles till it’s soft
Dry roast coriander seeds with red chillies , fenugreek seeds , Channa dal , turmeric and asoefatida
Grind to a fine powder - this is the sambar powder that is also available in stores
Take a pan and heat oil
Add mustard seeds and add the onions, carrots and green chillies
Fry for 5-10 minutes until the onions turn translucent
Now add the sambar powder and add water
Let this cook for 10 minutes when the vegetables are cooked add the mashed dal
Now add salt and half of the coriander leaves and cook for 5 more minutes
Add the tamarind paste and turn off the stove
Garnish with coriander leaves

Similar Recipes