Sambhar | सांभर - Meet The Taste

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 ;

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.)