SAMBAR

SAMBAR


The chief ingredients are dhal and vegetables such as, brinjal, drum-stick, bitter gourd (pavakkai), ladies finger etc. It is a favorite dish in South India.

Ingredients - Serves 10

1. Bitter gourd - 1/2

    Brinjal (egg plant) - 1no

    Drum Stick - 1no

    Ladies finger - 4nos

    Red chillies - 4nos (split into2)
2. Sambar dal (Red gram dal) - 1cup

    Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp

    Curry leaves - 1sprig

    Water - 3cup

3. Tamarind - size of a golf ball

    Water - 1cup

    Red chilli powder - 1tsp

    Salt - to taste Curry leaves - 1sprig
    Asafoetida powder - 1/4tsp

    Grated molasses - 1/4tsp

    Coconut oil - 2tbs

    White gram dal - 1/4tsp

    Fenugreek - 1/4tsp

    Dried chilli - 4nos

    Coconut oil - 1/2tsp
4. Dried coriander seeds - 2tbs
5. Coconut oil - 2tsp

   Mustard - 1tsp

   Dried chillies split into 2 - 2nos 6.

   Coriander leaves - few

Method of Preparation :

Clean the vegetables and slice into long pieces.

Wash the dal. Boil 3 cups of water and cook dal in it. Add turmeric powder and curry leaves into the dal. Keep it aside.

Fry the 4th ingredients in 1/2tsp coconut oil. Grind it to a smooth paste and keep aside.

Mash the tamarind in 1 cup water and strain. Boil the tamarind water with red chilli powder, salt, curry leaves, asafoetida and molasses. When it boils, add 2tbs of coconut oil. Add the vegetables except the ladies finger into it. Cook till done and add the prepared dal into it. Bring to a boil and add the ladies finger and the ground masalas. Remove from fire after boiling.
Season with mustard seeds and dried chillies. Sprinkle the Sambar with chopped coriander leaves.

Note : Various vegetables like potato, carrot, radish, tomato etc can also be added to the sambar.