Name: Sambhar With Lentil
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Red gram (Thuvaraparippu); 1 no Tomato; Tamarind (A small lemon sized ball, Puli); Asafoetida (A piece, Kaayam); Turmeric powder (A pinch); 2 sprigs Coriander leaves; 5 nos Curry leaves; 1 no Green chilly; Oil (As reqd); Salt (As reqd); 1 tsp Sambar powder (details in method)

Sambhar With Lentil

By curryadmin

• September 28, 2001

Sambhar With Lentil

Sambhar with Lentil

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

1/2 cup Red gram Thuvaraparippu
1 no Tomato
Tamarind A small lemon sized ball, Puli
Asafoetida A piece, Kaayam
Turmeric powder A pinch
2 sprigs Coriander leaves
5 nos Curry leaves
1 no Green chilly
Oil As reqd
Salt As reqd
1 tsp Sambar powder details in method

Instructions

Wash the dhal in 4-5 changes of water until the water is clear. Drain.
Add 2 cups of water to dhal and allow it to boil for 6-10 minutes until dhal is soft.
Whisk it with a spoon until smooth.
Soak tamarind in water for 8-10 minutes and squeeze the tamarind juice.
In a separate pan, boil tomatoes or any other vegetable of choice.
And to it, add the tamarind juice and ground roasted spices (sambhar powder). (To make Sambhar Powder : Roast, cool and dry grind 1 tsp coriander seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 2 dried red chillies(whole), 2 tsp chana dhal, 1/4 fenugreek seeds.)
After 4-5 minutes, add dhal to this mixture.
Add curry leaves, fresh coriander leaves and salt to taste.
:- If the mixture is too thin, add a mixture of rice flour paste to thicken the consistency.
Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
Turn into a warm serving dish.
Heat the oil in a fry pan.
Fry mustard seeds and when it breaks, add asafoetida for half a minute and then pour it over the sambhar.
:- Sambhar is ready.
:- Serve Sambhar hot with steamed rice.