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Easy and Tasty Kerala Sambar|

Spicy & Tangy Stew with Yellow lentils, Tamarind and Mixed Vegetables! Sambar – A Hearty South Indian Delicacy…!! It’s a South Indian vegetable stew which is flavorful, spicy n tangy, & relished as a side with any meal of the day. Sambar is a favorite all over the country but is more of a staple food in South India, and is best savored with Dosa, Idli, or Rice.


Ingredients

- Chana Dal - 1/2 a cup

- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

- Onion - 1 small or 1/2 of 1 medium

- Asafoetida -1 small piece

- Carrot - 1/2 of one

- Pumpkin - 4 to 5 pieces

- Cucumber - 4 to 5 pieces

- Cluster beans - 4

- Yam - 4 to 5 pieces

- Drumstick - 1

- Tamarind - lemon size

- Shallots -15

- Garlic-1 clove

- Green chilli - 2

- Tomato - 1 medium

- Ladies finger/Okra - 4

- Curry leaves - 1 string

- Sambar powder - 2 1/2 tbsp

- Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

- Coriander powder -1 tsp

- Asafoetida powder - 2 pinch

- Fenugreek powder - 2 pinch

- Coconut oil-1 tbsp

- Salt

- Water

For seasoning

- Mustard seeds -1/4 tsp

- Fenugreek seeds - 2 pinch

- Dry red chilli - 3 to 4

- Curry leaves - 1 string

- Sambar powder - 1/2 tbsp


Method

Wash and soak the tamarind in water. Wash dal and pressure cook by adding enough water ,turmeric powder,asafoetida,salt and all the vegetables except ladies finger,tomato and shallots. Cook for 1 whistle in medium flame. Open the cooker by releasing the pressure manually. Do not wait for the pressure to settle down automatically.

Meanwhile heat 1 tsp of coconut oil and saute shallots and garlic till it become transparent. Reduce the flame and add turmeric powder,chilli powder,coriander powder. When the raw smell goes,add 2 tbsp of sambar powder. Keep the remaining 1/2 tbsp aside. Saute till the raw smell goes. Add fenugreek powder and asafoetida powder. Add plenty of curry leaves Keep them aside.

Open the cooker after releasing the pressure and add tamarind water, roasted onion mix, tomato, ladies finger, chilli and jaggery. Add enough hot water,if required. Allow to boil for about 10 minutes in medium flame. Check the salt and sourness.

It should reduce its quantity by 1/4th of the total quantity. Now heat coconut oil, add dry red chilli, splutter mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds,curry leaves one by one and finally the remaining 1/2 tbsp of sambar powder. Turn off the gas and add the seasoning into the sambar. Mix well and close the cooker for few minutes. Do not put the weight on the lid. So the easy and tasty Sambar is ready to serve.

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