Mixed Vegetable Sambar Recipe Prep time – under 20 mins Cook time – under 20 mins Serves -2-3 Ingredients needed Tur dal – 1/3 cup Tamarind – small lemon or gooseberry sized ball Onion -1 finely chopped Mixed Vegetables – 1 cup Sambar powder – 2 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Salt as required ( I used 1 tbsp rock salt – use less if using table salt) For the seasoning Mustard seeds -1 tsp Hing – a generous pinch Fenugreek seeds – 1/2 tsp Red Chilli – 1 Curry leaves – few Preparation
Some tips for beginners Meant time pressure cook dal, keeping the mixed vegetables in a small container. After the raw smell of the tamarind and the sambar powder goes, add the pressure cooked vegetables to it. (See picture below)
Then mash the dal well with a masher and add to the sambar along with needed water.( little less than 1/2).Simmer and bring everything to a boil, until the sambar thickens a little.Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with steamed rice.
If your sambar is sour, then you have added more tamarind. If it has raw flavor of sambar powder or tamarind, then you did not boil the tamarind water with sambar powder well. You can adjust the consistency of sambar by adding a little water along with dal. The taste of the sambar depends or varies according to the sambar powder used. If you have any doubts, you can always drop a comment in the comment section or contact me through the contact form. Good luck! Read More
