Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, sambar. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Sambar - south Indian lentil stew made with vegetables, lentils and a special blend of spices. Unfortunately, most of the restaurants here make really bad sambar. Sambar is one of the most popular traditional Indian dishes that is not only healthy & nutritious but also tastes It is believed that sambar provides a complete nutrition to our body as it is protein packed.
Sambar is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Sambar is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook sambar using 11 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Sambar:
- Take 1/4 cup Pigeon Pea
- Prepare 1 Cup Mix Vegetables (carrot, drumstick,onion,tomato,brinjal etc)
- Make ready 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Get 1/2 cup Tamarind extract
- Get 2 tbsp Sambhar Powder
- Get to taste Salt
- Get 1 tbsp Oil
- Make ready 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- Take 1 pinch Asafoetida
- Make ready 1 tsp curry leaves
- Prepare 1 tsp Coriander leaves
Sambar accompanies many South Indian meals, like dosa, idli, rice. One can say South Indian meal is not complete without Sambar. I have used homemade sambar powder to make sambar recipe. But store-bought powder will work Wash and chop all the veggies you want to add to the sambar.
Instructions to make Sambar:
- Wash and pressure cook the pigeon pea for 3-4 minutes. Wash and cut the Vegetables as your preference and it to the cooked dal with salt and turmeric. Add 1/4 cup of water and cook again for one whistle. Release the pressure immediately so that the veggies do not get mushy.
- Add the tamarind extract and let it boil. In a small bowl add the sambar powder and little water and mix well. Pour this to the dal and veggie mix and allow to boil for 5 minutes. Add curry leaves and coriander leaves. Switch off the flame. Check the seasonings and adjust the taste.
- Heat a small pan with oil and spluter mustard, dry red chillies, asafoetida and curry leaves. Pour this to the Sambar and serve hot with Idli, Dosa or Rice😋
I have used carrots, baingan (small. Sambar podi, or sambar powder, is a an important ingredient found in South Indian kitchens. It is prepared by roasting and grinding various types of Indian spices. Sambar is a very popular dish in South Indian cuisine. It is served with steamed rice or even as a Sambar with rice is one of the main courses in everyday South Indian meals.
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