Ingredients:
2 cup- vegetables of your choice (brinjal, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkin, okra etc)
1 cup- toor dal
1 tsp- asafoetida
1 tsp- turmeric powder
1tsp- red chilli powder
1 tsp- coriander powder
1tsp- tamarind paste/ soaked tamarind water (lemon size)
4- 5 cups- water
salt to taste
Sambhar Masala:
3tbsp- Coriander seeds
3 tsp- channa dal
1 tsp- fenugreek seeds (methi seeds)
5-6 - dried red chilli
7-8- curry leaves
1/4 cup- shredded coconut
Seasoning:
2 tsp- oil
1 tsp- mustard seeds
4-5 - curry leaves
Servings: 6-8
Process:
1. Pressure cook toor dal in 3 cups of water with pinch of asafoetida (hing), turmeric and salt added to it, approx for 4-5 whistles. Let the pressure go on its own and give the boiled dal a good mix.
2. Cut the vegetables bite size and boil them them in 2-3 cups of water with turmeric, red chilli and coriander powder and salt until they get soft.
3. Meanwhile in another pan, pour a bit of oil to fry all the masala ingredients. Once oil is hot, add the ingredients one by one and sauté them for couple of mins. Add the coconut to the end and fry them until they turn brown. After its cooled down, blend them pouring enough water to make it into a fine paste.
4. Pour dal and the sambhar masala paste to the vegetables and allow it to simmer for couple of mins.
5. Add tamarind paste/ soaked tamarind water, cover and cook for another 2-3 mins and switch off the stove.
6. Separately in another pan, heat oil, splutter mustard and then add curry leaves and asafoetida (hing) .Add this seasoning to the sambhar.
Serve hot with rice and ghee.
5 comments:
Thanks for sharing the Sambhar masala recipe dear...I am always a fan of your Sambhar :)
thank ya!Now you can't be without trying it anymore as I have given away the recipe and let me know how.
sambhar looks awesume!
Thanks Najla..now u can surprise ur mallu friends with this kerala sambhar :)
I will dear as soon as i get rid of the exams :( !!!
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