Onam Special: Celebrate With A Perfect Sambar Kerala Style Recipe

• Total Time :60 min
• Preparation Time : 20 min
• Cooking Time : 40 min
• Servings : 6
• Cooking Level : Medium
• Course: Main Course
• Calories: 150
• Cuisine: Indian
• Author: Kishori Sud

Ingredients

• 1 cup of tamarind water
• see preparation steps
• ½ cup of toor dal
• 1 onion
• sliced
• 1 cubed carrot
• 1 cubed potato
• 2 slit green chillies
• 1 drumstick
• cut into 4 inch pieces
• ¼ tsp of turmeric powder
• 3 tbsp of sambar powder
• 1 chopped small bunch of coriander leaves
• for garnish
• For tempering: 1 tbsp of coconut oil
• ½ tsp of black mustard seeds
• 5-6 fenugreek seeds
• ½ tsp of hing
• A few curry leaves
• 4-5 sliced shallots

Step

• Step 1 :

  Cook the toor dal with water in a pressure cooker.

• Step 2 :

  Meanwhile make some fresh sambar powder.

• Step 3 :

  Soak a small ball of tamarind in warm water and squeeze to extract the juice.

• Step 4 :

  Discard pulp and seeds.

• Step 5 :

  Cook the vegetables and green chillies in the tamarind water and add in another cup of water until soft.

• Step 6 :

  Add the sambar powder, turmeric powder, and the dal. Bring to boil.

• Step 7 :

  If the sambar is too thick, add more water and bring to boil and if it's too watery, boil until you are fine with the consistency.

• Step 8 :

  Add salt and mix well.

• Step 9 :

  Heat the oil for tempering in a small pan.

• Step 10 :

  Add the mustard and then the rest of the ingredients.

• Step 11 :

  When the shallots turn golden brown, dunk into the prepared sambar.

• Step 12 :

  Mix well and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.