SAMBAR – BASIC VERSION

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This time i am sharing with you a very basic version of SAMBAR. This is not only a basic version but simple to prepare. In this basic version we are adding only two veggies to make the dal into simplest form. SAMBAR will have nice  sour & sweet taste which is an excellent combination ???? . This delicious Sambar will perfectly goes with rice/dosa/idly.

Ingredients:

1. Toor dal – 80 grams
2. Tomato – 1 Medium
3. Ginger & garlic – 1 tbsp
4. Green/Red Chilies – 6 Big or 4Small
5. Turmeric powder – 1/2 tbsp
6. Tamarind – 2 ½ inch
7. Jaggery/Sugar – 1 tbsp
8. Onion – 1 medium/ 4 small (onion shallots)
9. Lady’s Finger – 3 no
10. Salt -1 ½ tbsp – 2tbsp
11. Curry leaves – few
12. Coriander leaves
13. Jeera, Mustard seeds – 1/4 tbsp each

Preparation Method:

• Wash & chop the lady’s fingers into 1 ½ inch pieces.
• Wash & pressure cook the dal along with tamarind & lady fingers for 4 whistles.

  Basic Sambar

  Basic Sambar

• Wash & chop the tomato & onion into medium size pieces.
• Wash & slit the green chilies in the middle.

  Basic Sambar

• Heat a kadai, add oil after oil gets heated add mustard seeds & jeera fry few seconds.
• Add curry leaves, ginger & garlic , onion, tomato & salt fry for few seconds.

  Basic Sambar

  Basic Sambar

• Add cooked lady’s finger pieces & tamarind and fry for 2 min.

  Basic Sambar

• Now add jaggery/sugar & water.
• Add dal & chopped coriander leaves after water gets boiled & boil the dal for 7 – 10 min, switch off the flame.

  Basic Sambar

  Basic Sambar

  Basic Sambar

  Basic Sambar

Enjoy this delicious & hot SAMBAR ????  with rice/idly/dosa/chaptis.