Sambar - a very popular South Indian dish is prepared on a daily basis in most homes. It is prepared mainly with toor dal, any veggies, tamarind and sambar powder. There are many variations to the sambar depending on - the region (Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka), the ingredients (example, coconut, jaggery, tomatoes), the spice blend, the different veggies used etc., the flavor changes with each variation.
Am presenting here a basic sambar recipe and I have used radish. The same can be prepared using other veggies like brinjal, ladiesfinger, drumstick, etc.
Ingredients:
- White Radish - 2
- Toor dal/pigeon peas - 1/2 cup
- Tomato - 1, finely chopped
- Tamarind - a small lemon sized
- Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
- Sambar powder - 1-1/2 tsp
- Salt - As required
- Oil - 2-3 tsp
- Oil - 2-3 tsp
- Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Asafoetida/hing - a pinch
- Curry leaves - a few
- Onion - 1 medium, finely chopped
How To Prepare Mullangi Sambar:
- Wash and pressure cook toor dal adding 2 cups of water and a pinch of turmeric powder. Once the pressure from the cooker releases, remove the dal and mash it well and keep aside.
- Soak tamarind in about 1/2 cup of warm water and squeeze out the juice.
- Wash and peel the skin from radish and cut it into thin round pieces.
- Heat oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds. Once they start spluttering, add asafoetida and curry leaves and
- then the onion pieces and fry till the onions turn translucent.
- Add the radish pieces, cooked dal, tomato pieces, turmeric, sambar powder, salt and mix well and let it cook on medium flame till the radish is half cooked.
- Add tamarind juice and mix well, check for salt and add if required and let it cook for another 7-8 minutes.
- Check if the radish has turned soft and remove from fire.
- Serve hot with plain rice and papads.
2 comments:
Good one
Easy tasty healthy sambar. Yummy.
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