Sambar is almost synonymous with Tamilnadu cuisine. It is seen in different flavors in various parts of South India maintaining the basic toor dal - tamarind - vegetables blend. It goes best with idli and rice.
1/2 cup toor dal, a handful of moong dal, 1/2 cup tamarind juice from a small lemon sized tamarind or 3/4tsp paste, vegetables like potato, carrot, brinjal, drumstick, cut in cubes, 1 large tomato, turmeric pwd, 4-5 tsp sambar pwd (any store brand you like), coriander leaves, curry leaves, mustard seeds, asafoetida/perungayam and salt.
Pressure cook dals with tomatoes, turmeric pwd, 2tsp sambar pwd, salt.
Boil water add turmeric pwd a little with all the vegetables. When the vegetables are half cooked add tamarind juice and sambar pwd, cook well. Add dal mixture and cook till you get the sambar consistency but don't boil more than needed (maybe 4-8min), it loses its flavor and the dal becomes too mushy. Season with mustard, perungayam, curry leaves. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.
Variation : You can make onion sambar with the same process, just saute the small onions with a little oil before adding them to tamarind water.
1/2 cup toor dal, a handful of moong dal, 1/2 cup tamarind juice from a small lemon sized tamarind or 3/4tsp paste, vegetables like potato, carrot, brinjal, drumstick, cut in cubes, 1 large tomato, turmeric pwd, 4-5 tsp sambar pwd (any store brand you like), coriander leaves, curry leaves, mustard seeds, asafoetida/perungayam and salt.
Pressure cook dals with tomatoes, turmeric pwd, 2tsp sambar pwd, salt.
Boil water add turmeric pwd a little with all the vegetables. When the vegetables are half cooked add tamarind juice and sambar pwd, cook well. Add dal mixture and cook till you get the sambar consistency but don't boil more than needed (maybe 4-8min), it loses its flavor and the dal becomes too mushy. Season with mustard, perungayam, curry leaves. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.
Variation : You can make onion sambar with the same process, just saute the small onions with a little oil before adding them to tamarind water.
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