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Radish Sambar | Mullangi Sambar

Sambar - Rasam Recipes | vegetarian

  • Prep Time 5 Mins
  • Cook Time 45 Mins
  • Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Red Gram
  • 3 cups Water
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida
  • For Sambar
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 4 Red Chillies
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 7 - 8 Garlic
  • 2 Sprigs Curry Leaves
  • 2 Onions Chopped
  • 3 Green Chillies Slit
  • 200 gms Radish pieces
  • 1 cup Tomato pieces
  • 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
  • 1 tbsp Mirchi Powder
  • 1/2 cup Thick Tamarind Juice (Extracted from 60 gm Tamarind)
  • 1 tbsp Sambar Powder
  • Green Coriander – A small bunch
  • 1/4 cup Raw Coconut grated
  • 750 ml Water

Instructions

  1. Cook the soaked Red Gram in a cooker along with Turmeric, Asafoetida and water and cook up to 5-6 whistles.
  2. In another pan, heat Oil and add Mustard Seeds, Red Chillies, Cumin Seeds, Garlic and Curry Leaves and fry well.
  3. In the seasoning, add chopped Onions and Salt, mix well and let them cook covered for 2-3 minutes.
  4. In the Onions, add Radish pieces and slit Green Chillies and fry until the raw taste goes. Then cover and cook until the Radish pieces are half cooked.
  5. In the Radish pieces, add Mirch, Coriander Powder and some Water and cook so that it does not burn.
  6. Add Tomato pieces and Tamarind juice and let it boil.
  7. In the boiling juice, add the soft Dal and Water and let it come to a boil on a high flame.
  8. Add the grated Raw Coconut, Sambar Powder and chopped Green Coriander in the boiling Sambar. Cover and cook on a low flame for 40 minutes. Then the sambar will become aromatic. Radish sambar tastes great with hot Rice, Dosa and Idli. (Do check the tips before you make this simple Sambar)