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Sambar Recipe – Homemade Powder.

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Ingredients of Sambar Recipe – Homemade Powder

  1. It's of Tuvar Dal / Split Pigeon Pea - 1/3 cup Water - 1/2 cup.
  2. What You needis of For the masala oil - 1 tbsp Fenugreek - 1/2 tsp.
  3. Lets Go Prepare of Cumin Seeds - 1 tbsp Rice - 1/2 tbsp coriander seeds - 1 tbsp.
  4. It's of Rice - 1/2 tbsp coriander seeds - 1 tbsp Chana Dal - 1/2 tbsp.
  5. What You needis Cloves of - 2 small Green Cardamom - 1 small Hing / Asafoetida -.
  6. What You needis of garlic - 5-6 cloves optional Ginger - 1/2 inch optional.
  7. Lets Go Prepare of Coconut - 2 tbsp chopped Curry Leaves - 1 sprig.
  8. What You needis of Whole Red Chili - 6-7 small Haldi / Turmeric - 1/2 tsp.
  9. It's of Kashmiri Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp Onion - 1 large sliced.
  10. Lets Go Prepare of salt - 1/2 tsp Water - as required to make paste.
  11. Lets Go Prepare 2 tbsp of For the sambar oil -.
  12. What You needis of Green Chili - 2 small roughly chopped.
  13. Lets Go Prepare of Assorted Vegetables - 1 cup roughly chopped Bottle Gourd, Raddis.
  14. What You needis of and Tomato.
  15. What You needis of salt - 1 tsp Water - 4 cup Tamarind pulp - 2-3 tbsp.
  16. What You needis of Jaggery - 1-2 tbsp or sugar.
  17. Lets Go Prepare of For the tadka oil - 1 tbsp Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp.
  18. What You needis of Whole Red Chili - 3-4 small Hing / Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp.
  19. It's of Curry Leaves - 4-5 small.

Sambar Recipe – Homemade Powder step by step

  1. Soak the tuvar dal in water for 1 hour.
  2. For the masala In a pan, heat the oil on medium flame. Add cumin seeds, methi seeds, chana dal, rice, coriander seeds, hing, cloves, green cardamom, ginger and garlic, coconut and sprig of curry leaves. Fry for 2 minutes on medium flame until they start to pop..
  3. Once the masala starts to pop, add red chili, cook for 2-3 minutes over low flame..
  4. Add haldi, Kashmiri red chili, onion and salt. Cook for 2-3 minutes over low flame..
  5. Once done allow the masala to cool down completely. Place the masala along with some water, in a mixer jar and blend everything to make a smooth paste..
  6. For the sambar In the pressure cooker, pour oil and add green chili, mixed vegetables and salt. Cook the vegetables for 2 minutes over high heat..
  7. Then add the masala, and give it a good mix. Cook for 1 minute for high flame..
  8. Add the soaked tuvar dal along with the water, mix well and bring it to a boil..
  9. Once it comes to a rapid boil, place the lid and cook the tuvar dal over high heat for about 5 whistles, after that lower the flame and cook for further 15 minutes. Once done allow the pressure cooker to naturally cool down..
  10. Once cooled open the lid and again bring the sambar to a boil over high heat..
  11. Add the tamarind paste and jaggery and cook for 3-4 minutes in high heat. This will bring out the sweet, spicy and tangy flavour in the sambar..
  12. For the tadka In a small tadka pan, pour oil and then add the mustard seeds, allow it to crackle..
  13. Then add the whole red chilies and hing, mix and finally add the curry leaves..
  14. Add this tadka to the sambar and give it a final mix. Sambar is ready.
  15. Serve Serve the hot Sambar with soft idli and chutney.
  16. RECIPE NOTES : Notes: Adding rice to the masala will make the masala silkier. The quantity of water is 8 times the dal. Quantity of tamarind and jaggery can be adjusted as per preference..
  17. Tips: You can soak the idli in the sambar for 30 minutes. Idlis will soak in all the sambar and then you can enjoy..