Simple Sambar Recipe
Ingredients(1 cup):
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1/2 cup tuvar dal(pigeon pea lentils)
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1 to 1.5 cup cleaned and chopped vegitables like fresh beans, potato,onions,tomatoes
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2-3 tablespoon tamarind water
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1 to 1.5 tablespoon sambar powder
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salt to taste
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1/2 tablespoon turmeric powder
For Tempering:
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1 tablespoon mustard seeds
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1 tablespoon geera
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3-5 curry leaves
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fresh coriander leaves for garnish
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pinch of asafoetida
Instructions:
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In a pressure cooker add dal,2 to 3 cup water ,vegitables, turmeric powder and cook it for 2 whistles.
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Once the pressure settles down on its own remove the lid and add sambar powder, tamarind again cook it till you get bubble.
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According to taste add salt to it and cover.
Tempering for sambar recipe:-
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in a small pan, heat oil and ghee. crackle the mustard seeds first
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then add geera, asafoetida,curry leaves
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fry 3-5 secounds and switch off the stove and add this into the sambar which we prepared like above.
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Add chopped fresh coriander leaves