Sambar

Sambar has a whole lot of recipes and since this blog caters to the newbie's in the kitchen, I have posted the most easy recipe for sambar. This is not the traditional sambar, It's a newbiee's delight.

Ingredients

Toor Dhal - 3/4 cup

Vegetables - carrot, beans, brinjal (1cup)

Tomato - 2

Onion - 1

Garlic - 4 pods

Sambar Powder - 2tsp

Green Chilli - 2

Tamarind pulp - 1tsp

Turmeric Powder - 1/2tsp

Asafoetida - 1/4tsp

Salt

Oil

Garnish

Mustard - 1tsp

Curry Leaves - 8

Red Chilli - 4

Cooking Method

Pressure cook washed toor dal with chopped onions. tomatoes, garlic, slit green chillies, sambar powder, Turmeric powder and asafoetida along with 1tsp of oil.

 (Cook for 3 whistles)

Cook the vegetables with salt and turmeric.

Add cooked vegetables to the dal mixture, mix in salt and tamarind pulp. Bring it to boil.

Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard and curry leaves, followed by red chilli. Add this tadka to the sambar.

Serve hot with idli, dosa or rice.

TIP : For added flavour garnish using ghee.

Cooking Time : 20 minutes

Serves : 3