| Prep time 5 min | Cooking time 30 min |
| Cousine / Course Indian-Breakfast | Servings 4 |
Ingredients – Sambar
- तेल / Oil – 2 tbsp
- छोटा कांदा / प्याज / Shallots 7-8 pc
- कढीपत्ता / Curry leaves – 8-10
- गाजर / Carrot – 1 chopped
- दूधी / लौकी / Bottle gourd cut – 1/2 cup
- टमाटर / Tomato – 1 cut
- शिमला मिरची / Green Pepper – 1/4 cup
- शेवग्याची शेंग / Drum Stick – 1 cut
- बटाटा / आलू / Potato – 1 cut small
- तिखट / लाल मिरची / Chili powder – 1tsp
- सांबार मसाला / Sambar powder- 3 tsp
- ओले खोबर / नारियल / Wet Coconut desicated – 1/4 cup
- तूर डाळ / Toor Daal cooked – 2 cup
- चिंच / इमली / Tamarind concentrate- 1 tsp
- मीठ / नमक / Salt – as per taste
Instructions – Sambar
- Take a pot, add oil, heat on medium heat
- Add shallots, sauté for 2 min
- Add curry leaves, carrot, bottle gourd, tomato, green pepper, drum stick, potato to the pot, mix well, cook for 2-3 min
- Add chili powder, sambar powder, mix well
- Add fresh desiccated coconut, saute for 1 min
- Add pressure cooked toor daal with turmeric, mix well, add more water to adjust sambar consistency
- Add tamarind concentrate, mix well
- Add salt, cook till veggies are done, takes about 8-10 min
Ingredients – Tempering
- तेल / Oil – 1 tbsp
- हींग / Asafoetida – a pinch
- मोहरी / राई / Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
- मेथी दाना / Fenugreek – 1/4 tsp
- सुकी लाल मिरची / Dry red chilli – 2-3
- तिखट / लाल मिरची / Chili powder – 1/2 tsp
Instruction – Tempering
- Take a pan, add oil, heat on medium heat
- Add Hing/ Asafoetida, mustard, fenugreek(methi dana) to pan, and saute for 1 min
- Add dry chili to the pan and saute for another 1 min
- Add chili powder, mix well
- Pour this on to Sambar and mix well
- Tasty Sambar is ready!
How to serve
- Serve hot!
- Serve with Idly, Dosa, Rice
Tips
- Solid tamarind mixed with little water can also be used as alternative to pulp
- Avoid pressure cooking veggies to prevent them from becoming mushy
- Shallots are optional, use cut onion as alternative
- Serve with Idly, Dosa, Rice
Tasty Jevan 