Kerala Vegetarian Recipes
Kerala Sambar Recipe
Ingredients:
- Toor Dal/Tuvara parippu - 100gms
- Sambar masala - 3 tbsp
- Drumstick (medium sized) - 2 nos
- Lady's finger (cut into small pieces) - 3 nos
- Brinjal - 1 nos
- Onion (Cut into 6 pieces) - 1 nos
- Potato (peeled and cut into very small pieces) - 1 no (medium)
- Curry leaves - 2 stalks
- Coriander leaves (chopped) - 1 tbsp
- Garlic (chopped) - 1 tbsp
- Dried red chilli (cut into pieces) - 2 nos
- Salt - to taste
- Tomatoes (sized cut into pieces) - 2 nos (medium)
- Tarmarind - size of a lime (soaked in 1/2 cup water)
- Methi Seeds - 1/4 tbsp
- Coconut oil - 2 tbsp
- Asafoetidia - 1 tbsp
- Mustard Seeds - 1 tbsp
Preparation:
- Cook the Toor dal/Tuvara parippu in two cups of water till it is half cooked.
- Now add pieces of drumstick, potato, brinjal, lady's finger, onion, tomato pieces, and salt.
- Cook furthur till the dal is completely cooked.
- Dissolve sambar masala in little water and add it to the cooked vegetables.
- Take the pulp of the soaked Tamarind and add, blend well and cook.
- Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds and fry chopped garlic, methi seeds, dried red chilli pieces, Asafoetida and curry leaves.
- Add to dal-vegetable mixture and boil it for 1 minute.
- Finally add chopped coriander leaves on the top.
- When the sambar begins to get thick, pour this over it and remove from fire.
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