Vegetarian Sambar
 
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • ½ cup thoor dal ( if you want the stew to be thick add ¼ cup more, dal once cooked will thickens in time)
  • 2 cups of water ( the amount of water taken will determines the amount of broth)
  • 1 carrot cubed
  • 1 white radish cubed
  • 150g winter melon cubed
  • 2 drumsticks ( muringa),(split in the middle, cut into 2" pieces)
  • 1 red onion ( optional) cubed
  • ¼ tsp black mustard seeds.
  • 2 table spoon coconut oil
  • 2 stems of curry leaves
  • 2 dry whole chilli
  • Sambar masala powder
  • ( you can use the whole masala in the link. The portion of sambar masala powder is prepared for this much sambar.)
  • 1 small lime size of tamarind ( orĀ 1 table spoon of tamarind pulp)
  • ½ cup of chopped coriander leaves
Instructions
  1. Cook the dal first in a pressure cooker adding 1 cup of water or in a pan without adding salt. If you add salt to the dal at the beginning , it won't cook further. To make it easier, soak the dal overnight in water.
  2. Here I've pressure cooked it to save time.
  3. Heat a pan which can comfortably fit 4 cups of water.
  4. Add coconut oil or any non-flavoured oil, and splutter black mustard seeds.
  5. Add in the curry leaves and dry whole chilli.
  6. Lower the fire and add the sambar masala powder. Stir a few times.
  7. Pour the remaining 1 cup of water saving few tables spoons for soaking the tamarind, along with the cubed vegetables.
  8. Add salt and mix everything well and cook for 10 mts.
  9. When the vegetables are cooked, add in the cooked dal and mix.
  10. Squeeze the tamarind and make a pulp out of it. Strain it and add it to the sambar and boil it for a few more minutes.
  11. Add the chopped coriander leaves and switch off the fire.
  12. Sambar will remain fresh for 4 hours, it will remain fresh in the fridge for a day.
  13. Serve with steamed rice, dosa, idilli or vada.
Recipe by Seemology at https://www.seemology.com/vegetarian-sambar/