Sambhar

By MDH

Recipe Servings: 4
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Total Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Difficulty Level: Easy

Sambar is a South Indian lentil (dal) & mix vegetable soup that is eaten along with breakfast or meal as a side dish. Most people enjoy this with some hot Soft idli, dosa, Vada or with plain rice. This is an everyday dish that is made in most homes since it is protein rich and healthy.

Ingredients

Vegetable
Egg
Drum sticks
Marrow
Potatoes
Peas
Cauliflower
Toor dhal
Tamarind
Onions
Tomatoes
Sambhar Masala
Salt
Coriander seeds
Turmeric
Cumin
Red Chillies
Iodised Salt
Fenugreek Seeds
Rai
Mustard
Black Pepper
Cassia
Dried Ginger
Cardamom Amomum
Nutmeg
Cloves
Mace
Asafoetida

Preperation:

Wash & dress 500g. vegetable like egg plant, drum sticks, marrow, potatoes, peas, cauliflower etc. Boil 200g. Toor dhal in 800ml water for 40 minutes. Retain water. Soak 50g. tamarind in 100ml. warm water for 30min. & extract pulp. Sieve & transfer into boiled dhal. Separately fry 100g. coarsely chopped red onions & 100g chopped tomatoes. Add the vegetable, 20g. Sambhar Masala, salt & stir fry for 5min. Transfer boiled dhal along with water & simmer for 20min.