Sambar recipe Kerala style
vegetable sambar recipe Kerala style without sambar powder.
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Ingredients
- 1.25 cups tur dal
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
for sambar masala
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 small piece hing/asafoetida compound
- 1.25 tsp fenugreek seeds
- 3.5 tbsp coriander seeds
- 6-7 dry red chillies
- 1 spring curry leaves
- 3/4 cup grated coconut
for making sambar
- 10-15 no shallots - sliced
- 2 medium tomatoes - roughly chopped
- 3 cups mixed vegetables
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- salt to taste
- 1/4 cup tamarind extract
- salt to taste
tempering
- 2 tsp coconut oil
- 3/4 tsp mustard seeds
- 2 dry red chillies
- 1 spring curry leaves
Instructions
- pressure cook tur dal with enough water and turmeric powder to 4-5 whistles. open, mash it and keep it ready until use.
- heat coconut oil in a pan, fry the asafoetida compound until white and keep it aside.
- in same pan drop the fenugreek seeds and fry till reddish. immediately add coriander seeds and fry till reddish. together add red chillies and curry leaves. fry for half a minute.
- lastly, drop grated coconut and fry in simmer until evenly reddish in color.
- cool and transfer to a blender along with the fried asafoetida compound and grind to a smooth paste with little water. keep it aside until use.
- in a pan, add shallots sliced, tomatoes chopped, chopped vegetables of your choice along with salt, tamarind extract, turmeric powder, water and mix well.
- cook until the vegetables are done. now, add the cooked dal, prepared sambar masala, water, adjust salt if required. mix well and let it boil for 5-10 minutes until raw smell of masala goes off.
- tempering: heat oil, crackle mustard seeds and add red chilli, curry leaves. fry till crisp and add the tempering to sambar.
- mix well and close immediately for 5 minutes. serve hot with rice and ghee.