Sambhar | सांभर

A south indian form of cuisine.Its a mix of lentils and variety of vegetables.But in this recipe of sambhar I am not using the vegetables,just using onion.But still the taste is maintained.As we all know it’s served with most of the South Indian dishes like ;

• Idli
• Medu Vada
• Masala dosa
• Potato wada (बटाटावडा)
• Uttappa

Sambhar | सांभर

course : snacks,breakfast

cuisine : south indian

prep : 20 minutes

cook : 15 minutes

total : 35 minutes

servings : 4

author : suchita pradeep

INGREDIENTS :

• 1/2 cup Tur/ arhar/ yellow split pigeon peas ( तूर डाळ )
• 1 medium size onion ( उभा चिरलेला कांदा )
• Coriander leaves ( कोथिंबीर )
• Curry leaves ( कडीपत्ता )
• 2 tspoon chilli powder ( लाल तिखट )
• 1 1/2 tspoon sambhar masala (सांभर मसाला )
• 1/2 tspoon turmeric powder ( हळद )
• 1/2 tbspoon of tamarind pulp ( चिंचेचा कोळ )
• Jaggery ( गुळ ) to maintain the sourness of tamarind .
• Salt to taste.
• 2 tbspoon cooking oil.

METHOD :

• Wash the dal first nicely.
• Now keep the dal in pressure cooker till 4-5 whistles.
• Let the dal cook nicely.
• Slice the onions in small pieces.
• Heat the oil in the pan.Now add mustard seeds,cumin seeds.
• Now add sliced onions and curry leaves and saute the onions till the onions changes the colour to brown.
• After roasting the onions properly add turmeric powder, chilli powder and saute it well.Now add sambhar masala.
• Saute the whole mix in proper way.
• Saute the whole masala properly.Now add cooked tur dal(तूर डाळ) to the pan.
• Mix the masala and dal evenly.
• Add required amount of water to the mixture and aquire the proper consistency.
• Add tamrind pulp and jaggery to balance the taste of tamrind.(Quantity of tamrind and jaggery addition are to your choice.)
• Let it cook for next 10-15 minutes.Garnish it with coriander leaves.
• Your Sambhar is ready.
• You can eat sambhar with idli,medu vada,masala dosa or uttappa…

STEP BY STEP METHOD OF PREPARING SAMBHAR :

• Wash the dal first nicely.
• Now keep the dal in pressure cooker till 4-5 whistles.
• Let the dal cook nicely.

• Slice the onions in small pieces.
• Heat the oil in the pan.Now add mustard seeds,cumin seeds.
• Now add sliced onions and curry leaves and saute the onions till the onions changes the colour to brown.
• After roasting the onions properly add turmeric powder, chilli powder and saute it well.Now add sambhar masala.

• Saute the whole mix in proper way.
• Saute the whole masala properly.Now add cooked tur dal(तूर डाळ) to the pan.
• Mix the masala and dal evenly.
• Add required amount of water to the mixture and aquire the proper consistency.
• Add tamrind pulp and jaggery to balance the taste of tamrind.(Quantity of tamrind and jaggery addition are to your choice.)

• Let it cook for next 10-15 minutes.
• Garnish it with coriander leaves.
• Your Sambhar is ready.
• You can eat sambhar with idli,medu vada,masala dosa or uttappa…