Sunday, October 25, 2015

Sambar

Preparation time- 5 mins
Cooking time-  10 mins  
Total time- 15 mins
Ingredients :
  • Vegetables in square pieces - 250 gm ( in total, you can take 2-3 pieces of vegetables from any category).
  • Drumstick - 5-6 pieces
  • Ladies finger - 5-6 pieces
  • Toor dal - 150 gm
  • Salt - as needed
  • Water - 3 glasses
  • Oil - 4 tsp
  • Mustard - 1 tsp
  • Jeera - 1/2 tsp
  • Fenugreek - 1/2 tsp
  • Shallots - 7-8 no.
  • Dried chilly - 4 pieces
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Sambar powder - 4 tsp
  • Tomatoes - 3 no./ mango pieces - 6-7 no. or you can use tamarind pulp as needed.
  • Garlic - 3 no. (helps to prevent gaseous problems in the stomach)
  • Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp (helps to get  taste and prevents gaseous problems in the stomach).
  • Curry leaves -10 no.
  • Coriander leaves - as needed 
Method:
Step 1: Take pressure cooker, put all vegetables, dal, water and salt and cook it till one whistle blows.
Step 2: Take a pan, add oil, mustard, jeera, fenugreek, curry leaves and dried chilly.
Step 3: Add onion, saute it well till it becomes golden brown color.
Step 4: Add turmeric, chilly and sambar powder, saute it for 30 seconds on low flame.
Step 5: Add tomato pieces or mango pieces and allow it to get cooked. If you are using tamarind pulp, add it last.
Step 6: Add ladies finger, drumsticks with 1/2 glass of water and allow it to boil. Cook it for 5 minutes by covering with a lid.
Step 7: Add the mixture to pressure cooker, add asafoetida and stir it well. Allow it to boil for 3 minutes and regulate the salt as required.
Step 8:Finally, you might use coriander leaves if needed.                         

Now, warm sambar is ready