South Indian Sambhar
Make easy and simple South Indian Sambar that goes extraordinarily with most South Indian breakfast items like Idli, Vada and Dosa. Sambar is a very Popular South Indian recipe. It's truly outstanding and most Consumed dishes in South Indian Cuisine. Try this South Indian Breakfast Recipe and this will definitely become one of your favourite dishes. It’s an extremely nutritious dish which has the goodness of Toor dal and Healthy vegetables.
Total Steps
22
Ingredients
16
Tools Needed
1
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South Indian SambharIngredients
- 2 cups pre-boiled toor dal
- 50 g yellow pumpkin
- 1 drumstick
- 50 g bottle gourd
- 3-4 ladyfingers
- 2 tablespoons tamarind paste
- green chillies and ginger, finely chopped
- 1 tomato
- 1 onion
- 1/4 teaspoons asafoetida/ hing
- 1 teaspoons mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoons sambar powder
- salt
- curry leaves and dry red chillies
- oil
- turmeric/ haldi powder(optional)
Instructions
Step 1
Heat oil in a deep frying pot
Step 2
Lightly fry the pumpkin, bottle gourd, onion and ladyfingers on a high flame
Step 3
Tip – keep in mind that they all have different cooking times
Step 4
Tip – You can boil the vegetables with the toor dal if you want to avoid frying
Step 5
Heat around 1-1 1/2 tsp oil in a pot
Step 6
Add ¼ tsp asafoetida
Step 7
1 tsp mustard seeds
Step 8
Mix
Step 9
Add the green chillies and ginger
Step 10
The curry leaves and red chilli
Step 11
Tip – Remember to use dried chillies for a great flavor
Step 12
Tip – if you haven’t added turmeric/ haldi powder in the boiled dal, you can add it here
Step 13
Add the tomatoes and sauté for 2-3 minutes
Step 14
Add the fried vegetables
Step 15
Add the boiled toor dal
Step 16
Add some water to help the sambar cook depending on the consistency you want
Step 17
Cook for 10 mins
Step 18
Add 1 tsp salt
Step 19
1 tsp sambar powder
Step 20
And 2 tbsp tamarind paste
Step 21
Cook on a slow flame for 2 mins
Step 22
Your sambar is ready to serve