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Samber (South Indian Style)

Recipe by Kavita Chugani of Dubai, AE

Ingredients vegetarian 4 servings


    • 3 cups of Tuar Dal boiled
    • 3-4 onions cut in long
    • 2-3 chopped tomatoes
    • 2-3 Green chilies
    • Curry leaves
    • ½ tsp Ginger garlic paste
    • ½ tsp Mustard seeds (Rai)
    • 1 tsp Red chilies
    • ½ tsp Turmeric powder (Haldi)
    • 1 tsp Sambar power
    • Salt to taste
    • Tamarind water
    • Coriander leaves

    Directions

    1. Take some oil in a kadai add mustard seeds, green chilies, curry leaves add onions, ginger garlic paste, stir well till cooked.
    2. Now add tomatoes, turmeric powder, red chilies powder, samber powder, salt to taste still well until cooked.
    3. Now add boiled Tuar dal, tamarind water mix will and water as per thickness bring it to boil then add coriander leaves.
    4. Serve hot with idly or dose. Note: If u want u can add vegetables in it like: carrot, bringal, etc…

    Comments

    Kavita Chugani

    Kavita Chugani

    Thanks! Sneha for your tip I will defenetly try this.

    sneha

    sneha

    hi Kavitha,am surprised how many wondered about garlic in sambar!!but it's not added as a paste as u mentioned.garlic pods are presurre cooked along with toor dal and then mashed together before making the sambar.this can be tried.

    Kavita Chugani

    Kavita Chugani

    Thanks u Christy for trying my recipe. You are so good cook that I am getting inspiration from you to keep posting more recipes.

    christy gerald

    christy gerald

    In Tamil Nadu(in Salem Dist),this Garlic Sambar is famous but they don't add ginger paste.Today I added little ginger to the Sambar and it tasted good.Nice recipe Kavitha!.

    Kavita Chugani

    Kavita Chugani

    Thanks Rajeswari for ur kind tips and comments. If u try this Sambar with Idli or Dosa, I am sure u will also like it as much we all do at my home. Thanks :-)

    rajeswari

    rajeswari

    we don't add garlic in sambar.this sambar we can have with rice but for idli dosa its a different sambhar.

    Kavita Chugani

    Kavita Chugani

    Hi Divya! You can add garlic in Sambar. Please try with it and let me know, iam sure u will like it:-)

    Divya

    Divya

    Garlic in sambar?No way.

    Kavita Chugani

    Kavita Chugani

    Add 1 cup tamarind juice while boiling. Pls try abd add ur comments. Thanks