VEGETABLE SAMBAR | SAMBAR RECIPE

Vegetable sambar - learn how to prepare simple vegetable sambar. Sambar is a main dish in every south Indian meals - mostly served for lunch or dinner.


There are innumerable number of recipes to prepare sambar. This is one of them. I will try sharing few more sambar recipes. Sambar is considered to be a healthy dish as it is made with use of lots of fresh vegetables and good amount of lentils and with no or less oil.

Sambar is usually served with rice. they can also be taken with Idly, Dosa, Vada

This is a very simple vegetable sambar recipe that i usually make at home. My mom makes another type of sambar. will share it soon.

Vegetable Sambar recipe

Serves : 2-3

Ingredients (1 cup - 250 ml)

Pigeon pea lentils - half cup
Mixed vegetables - 1 cup, chopped(beans, carrot, potato)
Tamarind - 1 medium lemon sized
Sambar powder - 1 and half tbsp
Red chilli powder - half tsp
Turmeric powder - half tsp
Asafoetida - a pinch
Salt

To temper

Oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Dry red chilli - 2 (break each to halves)
Asafoetida - a pinch
Curry leaves - 1 strand

Method

1. Soak tamarind in 5-6 tbsp warm water for about 15-20 mins. Squeeze the tamarind and remove the dust particles clearly
2. In a pressure cooker, add lentils, turmeric powder along with 1 1/2 cups of water and pressure cook for 6-7 whistles. If you are using pan to boil lentils cook for 20-30 min on high flame
3. after pressure cooker settles down mash lentils very well with masher
4. add chopped vegetables, red chilli powder, salt, asafoetida along with 1 cup of water and pressure cook for 2 whistles on medium flame
5. after pressure settles down add sambar powder, tamarind pulp and simmer for about 10-12 mins. keep stirring at regular intervals
6. bring down from flame and close the lid
7. In a tempering pan, bring oil to heat, add mustard seeds, after mustard splutters add curry leaves, red chillies, asafoetida and fry for just 4-5 seconds and add it to sambar

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