Sambar
Servings
10people
Servings
10people
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Wash and cook the Tovar dhal in a pressure cooker with ½ teaspoon turmeric powder until soft.
  2. Chop the onions and tomatoes.
  3. Cool and mash the cooked dhal. Add chopped vegetables including chopped onion and tomatoes, sambar powder, salt and tamarind extract and a cup of water.
  4. Cook again in the pressure cooker for a short while until the vegetables are soft. Time of cooking will vary depending on the vegetables that are used for the sambar.
  5. Once it is done, open the pressure cooker. Taste and adjust the salt, adding more if necessary.
  6. Heat oil. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and asofetidia (hing). When the seasonings splutter and the aroma is released, pour it into the cooked sambar.
Recipe Notes

A mix of several vegetables or one single vegetable can be used for sambar. Beans, carrots, radish, kohl rabi, bottle gourd, drumstick, aubergine ( brinjal) or okra ( bhindi) are the most commonly used vegetables. If drumstick or okra (bhindi) are used, they need to be added at the end and cooked briefly or they will disintegrate.