Saturday, January 25, 2014

Easy Tasty Sambhar

Easy Tasty Sambhar 
this tasty and easy Sambar is a dish in South Indian and Sri Lankan Tamil cuisines, made of toor dal and veggies,sambar masala. A variant of sambar called pappuchaaru is more common in Andhra Pradesh.



Ingredients


Drum sticks 1 n
Egg plant 2 n
Bottle guard 8 pieces
Carrot 2 n
Curry leaves 6 n
Onion shallot 10 n
Onions 1 n
Salt
Oil
Turmeric
Red chilly 4 n
Mustard seeds 1 ts
Cumin seeds 1 ts
Hing
Fenugreek seeds ¼ ts
Red chilly powder 2 tb
Garlic 4n
Tamarind 1 c
Tomato 3 n
Jaggery 1 tb
Coconut milk ½ c
Sambhar powder 2 tb

Method

Boil the tuvar dal in a pressure cooker until dal is soft.
Heat oil in a pan add red chilly, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, turmeric, red hilly powder, hing, garlic pieces, and add drum sticks, egg plant, bottle guard, carrot, curry leaves, onions, onion shallots, sauté this and add tomatoes, tamarind juice, sambhar powder, jaggery, coconut milk, salt, add water put the lid on till the vegetables are tender.
Add boiled and mashed dal and place the lid and cook for 15 minutes in a slow flame. Add coriander leaves, switch off the flame, and serve this with rice.
sources: vah chef

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