South Indian Sambar, staple recipe of all south indian house, preparing a sambar with full flavoured, textured, tasty sambar is really a challenging job.. but this is not a rocket science secret to make a perfect tasty sambar..
Piping hot sambar are always the best idli or dosa.. few days back when we share some recipes with my North Indian friends, i found there is a huge difference between the south way, this is a basic recipe for beginners, already i shared few sambar recipes in this page, this one is quite different in method.. After finishing a small milestone in blogging, this i found as a second series, Here is my 101st continuous post..

Sambar

Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Curry
Prep Time: 15 mins | Cook time: 45 mins | Serves: 2

Ingredients

Thoor Dhal	1/2 cup
Garlic	4-5 pods
Pearl onion	a handfull
Tomato	2 medium sized
Drumstick	1 nos
Brinjal	2 nos
Potato	1 medium
Carrot	1 nos
Beans	3-4 pcs
Green chilli	2 nos
Salt	to taste
Turmeric Powder	1/4 tsp
Sambar Powder	1 tsp
Hing	1/2 tsp
Tamarind Water	1/4 cup
Coriander Leaves	a handfull or 3-4 springs

 

Ingredients to temper

Oil	3-4 tsp
Mustard	1/4 tsp
Methi seeds	1/2 tsp
Hing	1/4 tsp
Red chilli	3-4 nos
Curry Leaves	2 spring

 

 

Method

Wash and clean the vegetables, Chop the vegetable to even size 

 

Add enough water till they immerse, add some slitted green chillies.. 

 

 

In the mean time pressure cook the thoor dhal with pearl onion, Garlic and Tomatoes.. release the pressure and mash everything.. 

 

 

Cook the Vegetable till they turn soft.. 

 

 

Once they done, add some tamarind water, Sambar powder, turmeric powder, Hing to the vegetables.. 

 

 

Allow this to cook for 5- 8 mins.. cook till the masala smell goes off, add in the cooked dhal.. 

 

 

Again bring this to boil for 10 mins in medium flame. 

 

 

Heat a pan with oil, Temper with Mustard, Methi seeds, Curry leaves, Red chilli powder, hing.. 

 

 

Add the tempering to the sambar.. 

 

 

Followed by a handful of cleaned chopped coriander leaves. 

 

Notes

• • You can add vegetable any of your choice..
  • i used homemade sambar powder, you use any of your choice, also you can adjust the spice level in sambar powder.. 
  • Only then the vegetables get cooked well add in the Tamarind water.. once you add tamarind water, vegetable took more time to cook..
  • Can add few crushed garlic in tempering part..