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Welcome back to Seema’s smart kitchen , Today i’m here with a new recipe of sambar. Sambar is a South Indian flavorful, spicy, and tangy dal made with vegetables(Loaded with vegetables) , dal, herbs, spices etc . Which we often serve with Dosa, Idli, Appam, Medu vada or Rice . In resturent it is server with breakfast combo – Dosa sambar, idli sambar, vada sambar etc. Not to mention , It’s healthy, protein packed and keeps you full longer. Sambar is very popular and traditional dish of south india and it gives complete nutrition to the body. Mostly Indians had sambar in breakfast.
Instructions to make sambar :-
- . First of all take all dal after washing them 3 to 4 times. then add 2 cups of water (take only 2 cup water because later we will take water in veggies also.)
- Heat 1tbsp oil (you may take cocnut oil, mustard oil or oliv oil) ina pot. saute onion for 1 – 2 mins. add all the veggies and saute for 3-4 mins. DON’T skip the step other wise your onion , tomato and chilly will not smell good when you boil them without sauteing.
- Pour 4-5 cups of water in veggies, f you like spicy then add chilly powder as per your taste. (Use same cup which you take for toor dal.)
- When water turns hot , take 1/4 cup hot water in a bowl and soak jaggery & tamarid in hot water and kept a side for 15 mins.
- When veggies are cooked al dente, add turmeric , sambar powder & salt (as per you taste).
- Now squeeze the Tamarid and jaggery and filter the water and pour the water in the pot.
- first of all take all dal after washing them 3 to 4 times. then add 2 cups of water (take only 2 cup water because later we will take water in veggies also.)
- Now mash the dal smoothly with a masher and put into the veggies.
- Not mix them well and let be cooked for 4-5 mins. at last add coriander leaves.
- Now take a small pan add 1tbsp ghee add mustard, methi , cumin and Dry red chillies. When the spices pop add curry leaves.
- The leaves will turn crispy lastly add hing and pour this mixture to sambar.
- Now serve sambar with dosa, idli or rice.
- You may store sambar for 2-4 days in refrigerator.
- Serves: 4 People
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cooking: 30 min
- Difficulties: supereasy
Ingredients
Adjust Servings
For Cooking
- Ingridents (Use 240ml cup):-
- 1/2 cup Masoor dal
- 1/4cup Toor dal
- 1/4cup Moong dal
- 2 cups water
- 1 tbsp tamarid
- 1tbsp jaggery
- 3/4 tbsp salt
- 1/4 tbsp turmeric
- 1/2 or 3/4 teaspoon redchilly powder
- 1/2 tbsp coriander (Chopped )
- Vegetables :--
- 1 medium size onion
- 1 large tomato
- 1 midium size carrot
- 8-10 piece moringa
- 2-3 bhindi
- 1-2 green chily
- Taadka:-
- 1tbsp ghee
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 tbsp methi seeds
- 1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
- 1-2 dry red chilly (Optional)
- Ingridents for sambar masala at home:-
- 1 tbsp coriander powder
- 1 tbsp chana dal
- 1 tbsp urad dal
- 1/4 - 1/2 tsp methi seeds
- 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
- 4-5 dry red chilies
For Dressing
- 1/4tbsp coriander
- 2 piece moringa
- 2piece Dry red chilly
Nutritional Information
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Fat(100G sambar)
2.1g -
Protein(100G sambar)
3.2g -
Calories(100G sambar)
85 -
Carbohydrate(100G sambar)
6g
Procedure
Note :-
- Take Toordaal (1/2 cup), masoor dal (1/4 cup) and take Moong dal (1/4 cup). Moong dal is necessary to make your sambar thicker, it gives thicker texture.
- Don’t use chilly powder if you brought sambar masalafrom market.
- Do not use tamarid before the veggies are cooked completely.
- Do not over cook dal after mixing in veggies pot.
- Make sure dal is very smooth.
- You can also use 3-4 pieces of red pumpkin.
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Instructions (Prperation)
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Wash toor dal a few times in cooker or any pot until the water run clear. Pour 2 cup water in pressure cooker and wait for 3 to 4 whistles(Dpending on dal). Rinse all veggies. scrape the drumstick lightly and rinse. chop them to 2 inch pieces. peel the shallots as well and rinse.
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