Ingredients
- 2 cups pre-boiled toor dal
- 50g yellow pumpkin
- 1 drumstick
- 50g bottle gourd
- 3-4 ladyfingers
- 2 tbsp tamarind paste
- Green chillies and ginger, finely chopped
- 1 tomato
- 1 onion
- ¼ tsp asafoetida/ hing
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp sambar powder
- Curry leaves and dry red chillies
Recipe Description
Make easy and simple South Indian Sambar that goes extraordinarily with most South Indian breakfast items like Idli, Vada and Dosa. Sambar is a very Popular South Indian recipe. It's truly outstanding and most Consumed dishes in South Indian Cuisine. Try this South Indian Breakfast Recipe and this will definitely become one of your favourite dishes. It’s an extremely nutritious dish which has the goodness of Toor dal and Healthy vegetables.
Recipe Directions
- Heat oil in a deep frying pot
- Lightly fry the pumpkin, bottle gourd, onion and ladyfingers on a high flame
- Tip – keep in mind that they all have different cooking times
- Tip – You can boil the vegetables with the toor dal if you want to avoid frying
- Heat around 1-1 1/2 tsp oil in a pot
- Add ¼ tsp asafoetida
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- Mix
- Add the green chillies and ginger
- The curry leaves and red chilli
- Tip – Remember to use dried chillies for a great flavor
- Tip – if you haven’t added turmeric/ haldi powder in the boiled dal, you can add it here
- Add the tomatoes and sauté for 2-3 minutes
- Add the fried vegetables
- Add the boiled toor dal
- Add some water to help the sambar cook depending on the consistency you want
- Cook for 10 mins
- Add 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sambar powder
- And 2 tbsp tamarind paste
- Cook on a slow flame for 2 mins
- Your sambar is ready to serve
