My Sambar

My Sambar

Many of us know how to make sambar but i guess there are some who thinks it complicated :-P

Ingredients

Radish                                                                                                   2 (medium)

Drumstick                                                                                                  1 (big)

Broad Beans (avarakkai)                                                                            5-6

Tomato                                                                                                  1 (medium)

Toor dal (yellow lentil)                                                                              1/2 cup

Grated coconut                                                                                          1 cup

Sambar powder                                                                                    2-2 1/2 tbsp

Turmeric powder                                                                                        1 tsp 

Split Bengal gram (kadala paruppu)                                                           1 tsp

Asafoetida powder                                                                                    1/2 tsp

Tamarind                                                                               Size of a gooseberry

Mustard seeds                                                                                           1 tsp

Salt                                                                                                         To taste

Coconut oil                                                                                               4 tsp

Curry leaves                                                                                            A sprig

Coriander leaves                                                                                    A handful

Water                                                                                                  As required

Preparation

Peel the skin and cut the radish into lengthwise pieces and saute it in one tsp coconut oil till the raw smell goes and turns light brown colour with a good aroma. Cut the drumstick and broad beans and keep it aside.

Soak the tamarind in half cup of water for sometime.

Cook the toor dal (sambar dal) adding turmeric powder for 2-3 whistles and smash it well.

Add the vegetables, tomato (chopped), salt to the dal and cook till the veggies become tender.

Take a kadai, heat 1 tsp of oil, add Bengal gram and when it turns light brown add asafoetida powder.

Then add the grated coconut and saute it well till the water is absorbed fully and the coconut becomes dry.

Add sambar powder, saute it again for ten minutes. Add curry leaves, allow it to cool.

Grind the coconut mixture to a fine paste. 

When the vegetables are cooked well, add tamarind juice to it and allow it to boil for few minutes.

Then add the ground coconut paste, stir well and let it boil for few minutes till the raw smell goes and you experience a good aroma. 

Add curry leaves and remove it from the flame.

Heat oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add it to the gravy.

Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

Tip : I use Brahmins (brand name) Sambar powder. You can get it from department stores. I used to get it from Kerala :-) It really tastes sooooo yummy !!