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Sambar Easy

A curry that goes with rice, chapathis and rotis
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Red gram Thuvaraparippu
  • 2 nos Tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup Onions sliced
  • 2 cups Water
  • 1/4 cup Grated coconut
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • Salt As reqd
  • 1 1/2 tsp Tamarind juice Puli
  • 1 1/2 tsp Jaggery or sugar Sharkkara
  • 1 tbsp Garam masala or any sambar masala powder
  • Coriander leaves
  • For seasoning:
  • 3 tbsp Oil or ghee
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
  • Asafoetida A pinch, Kayam
  • Curry leaves A few

Instructions
 

  • Cook red gram in a pressure cooker and mash well. Keep aside.
  • Grind grated coconut with masala powder and turmeric powder.
  • Cut tomatoes.
  • Take a pot and add mashed dal, water, tomatoes and ground paste and bring it to boil.
  • Add salt, jaggery and tamarind juice and boil for some more time.
  • Add masala powder and onions. Cook till onions become soft.
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Add the ingredients for seasoning one by one. When it splutters, add asafoetida and curry leaves.
  • Pour it into the hot sambar.
  • Garnish with cut coriander leaves.
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