EASY SAMBAR RECIPE FOR BEGINNERS

SAMBAR IS A FAMOUS AND TRADITIONAL SOUTH INDIAN RECIPE. THERE ARE VARIOUS VARITIES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAMBAR. IT IS A COMBINATION OF LENTILS AND TAMARIND JUICE, WHICH TASTES GOOD WITH RICE, IDLI, DOSA AND SO ON. HERE I GIVE EASY AND SIMPLE RECIPE OF SAMBAR FOR THE BEGINNERS.

INGREDIENTS

1. TOOR DAL ( 3/4 CUP)

2. ONION

3. TOMATO

4. DRUMSTICK/ ANY VEGETABLE

5. TAMARIND JUICE

6. SAMBAR POWDER

7. SALT

8. TURMERIC POWDER

9. ASAFOETIDA / HING

10. CURRY LEAVES

11. MUSTARD SEED

12. CUMIN SEEDS

13. JAGGERY

DIRECTIONS

1. IN A PRESSURE COOKER, TAKE WASHED TOOR DAL WITH SOME TURMERIC POWDER AND ASAFOETIDA. ADD ONION, TOMATO AND ONE CUP OF WATER. WHISTLE TILL THE DAL GETS BOILED.

2. SOAK TAMARIND IN WATER AND KEEP ASIDE.

3. AFTER DAL IS BOILED GENTLY MASH THE DAL.IF REQUIRED ADD SOME MORE WATER. NOW ADD THE VEGETABLES, SAMBAR POWDER, SALT. LET IT BOIL FOR 10 TO 15 MINS TILL THE VEGETABLE IS COOKED.

4. AFTER DAL IS BOILED WELL ADD TAMARIND JUICE AND KEEP IN SIMMER FOR 7 TO 8MIN.

5. NOW ADJUST THE SALT AND ADD A PIECE OF JAGGERY TO THE SAMBAR.

6. TAKE A SMALL PAN, ADD OIL AND FRY MUSTARD SEEDS, CUMIN SEEDS, CURRY LEAVES WITH SOME ASAFOETIDA. ADD FRIED SEEDS TO SAMBAR.

7. SAMBAR IS READY.

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