South Indian Sambhar
By: ravikumar
Published: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 - 3:54am

Ingredients




2 cups pre-boiled toor dal
50g yellow pumpkin
1 drumstick
50g bottle gourd
3-4 ladyfingers
2 tbsp tamarind paste
Green chillies and ginger, finely chopped
1 tomato
1 onion
¼ tsp asafoetida/ hing
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp sambar powder
Salt to taste
Curry leaves and dry red chillies

Preparation

1 Heat oil in a deep frying pot 2 Lightly fry the pumpkin, bottle gourd, onion and ladyfingers on a high flame 3 Tip – keep in mind that they all have different cooking times 4 Tip – You can boil the vegetables with the toor dal if you want to avoid frying 5 Heat around 1-1 1/2 tsp oil in a pot 6 Add ¼ tsp asafoetida 7 1 tsp mustard seeds 8 Mix 9 Add  the green chillies and ginger 10 The curry leaves and red chilli 11 Tip – Remember to use dried chillies for a great flavor 12 Tip – if you haven’t added turmeric/ haldi powder in the boiled dal, you can add it here 13 Add the tomatoes and sauté for 2-3 minutes 14 Add the fried vegetables 15 Add the boiled toor dal 16 Add some water to help the sambar cook depending on the consistency you want 17 Cook for 10 mins 18 Add 1 tsp salt 19 1 tsp sambar powder 20 And 2 tbsp tamarind paste 21 Cook on a slow flame for 2 mins 22 Your sambar is ready to serve

About

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.