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Sambar recipe | Wedding style Sambar at home | Sambar with Sambar Powder

Curries | vegetarian

  • Prep Time 5 Mins
  • Cook Time 30 Mins
  • Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup Tur dal (Red Gram) (soak for one hour)
  • 1/4 cup Moong dal (Green gram) (soaked for 1 hour)
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric
  • 3 cups Water
  • 250 ml Tamarind juice (extracted from 75 gms Tamarind)
  • 1.5 tbsp Red Chilli powder
  • 2 tsp Ready made Sambar powder
  • Salt
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard
  • 1/4 tsp Fenugreek
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida
  • 1 Sprig Curry Leaves
  • 20 Shallots or small onions
  • 3 French beans (cut into 2 inch pieces)
  • 4 Green Chillies (slit)
  • 6 - 7 Ash gourd pieces
  • 4 - 5 Brinjal pieces
  • 6 - 7 Drumstick pieces
  • 7- 8 Sweet Pumpkin pieces
  • 1/4 cup 1 inch Carrot pieces
  • Capsicum pieces cut into half
  • 2 Tomatoes (big pieces)
  • 550 - 600 ml Water
  • 1 tsp Coriander powder
  • 1 tbsp Jaggery
  • FOR TEMPERING
  • 2 tsp Ghee
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 3 Red chillies
  • 1 tsp Jeera /Cumin
  • 2 Sprigs Curry Leaves
  • Coriander –Small bunch

Instructions

  1. Pressure cook the Lentils with enough Water and a pinch of Turmeric.
  2. Mash the Cooked Dal.
  3. Heat oil in a vessel, add Mustard seeds, Fenugreek, when Fenugreek seeds turn dark, add Curry Leaves and Asafoetida and fry.
  4. Add Shallots and fry till they turn golden brown. Now add the remaining vegetables. Stir them properly. Close the vessel with a lid and steam for 3-4 mins.
  5. Meanwhile, add Sambar Powder and Red Chilli powder to Tamarind juice and set aside.
  6. Add the Tamarind juice to the steamed Vegetables and cook till they are done 80%.
  7. Add 250 ml water to the mashed Dal and boil for 15-20 mins. Add Jaggery and boil for another 5 mins.
  8. Now add seasoning to the Sambar with Ghee, add chopped Coriander, boil for another final 3 mins. Your Wedding Sambar is ready to serve.