Sambar - Indian Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lime sized ball Tamarind
  • 1 cup Toor Dal (or red lentils)
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 2 teaspoons oil
  • salt to taste
  • 5 small dry red chilies (or to taste)
  • 8 curry leaves (see note)
  • 1 medium onion (shallots are preferable)
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1/4 tsp asafoetida (optional)
  • 1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
  • 1 large tomato
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves (also known as coriander leaves)
  • 1 cup of a vegetable of your choice like green beans, chopped carrot, brinjal, ladies finger, drum-stick, potato
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  • FOR SAMBAR POWDER
  • 1/2 cups coriander seeds
  • 1/2 cups red chilies (or to taste)
  • 1/8 cup Bengal gram
  • 1 Tbsp. cumin seeds
  • 1 Tbsp. pepper corn
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 pinch of cinnamon
  • 1 pinch ground clove
  • 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder

Description

This Sambar Recipe Is One Of The Most Loved Dishes In South Indian Cuisine. It Accompanies Most Every Meal. In South India, There Are Variations To This Sambar Recipe, But This Is The One I Use.

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