Sambar Recipe
Authentic South Indian Sambar Recipe that is served with Idli and Dosa.
Ingredients
- 1 cup pigeon pea
- water as required
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- salt as required
- 3 green chilli
- 1 chopped carrot
- 1/2 bottle gourd
- 2 chopped tomato
- 2-3 tsp desi ghee
- 2 tsp oil
- 2 red chilli
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
- 12-15 curry leaves
- 3 medium size chopped onion
- 2 inch grated ginger
- 2 tsp sambhar masala
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 onion petals
- 4 tsp tamarind pulp
- Coriander leaves
Instructions
- Take lentils(soaked for 20 minutes) in a pressure cooker.
- Add water, turmeric powder,1 tsp salt, green chillies, carrot, bottle gourd, tomatoes and cook until 4 whistles.
- Heat desi ghee and oil in a kadhai/wok.
- Add red chilli, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and fry them. Add curry leaves, chopped onions and fry them.
- Add grated ginger and fry.
- Add sambhar masala, red chilli powder. Mix well.
- Add onion petals. Mix well
- Add cooked lentils and vegetables. Cook and mix well. Add 1 cup water and mix well.
- Add Tamarind pulp, 2 tsp salt and cook on high flame. Stir often.
- Add coriander leaves and cook for few minutes. Turn off the flame after 2 minutes.
- Leave for 5 minutes
- Pour in a bowl and Enjoy.