Onam Special: Celebrate With A Perfect Sambar Kerala Style Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup of tamarind water
• see preparation steps
• ½ cup of toor dal
• 1 onion
• sliced
• 1 cubed carrot
• 1 cubed potato
• 2 slit green chillies
• 1 drumstick
• cut into 4 inch pieces
• ¼ tsp of turmeric powder
• 3 tbsp of sambar powder
• 1 chopped small bunch of coriander leaves
• for garnish
• For tempering: 1 tbsp of coconut oil
• ½ tsp of black mustard seeds
• 5-6 fenugreek seeds
• ½ tsp of hing
• A few curry leaves
• 4-5 sliced shallots

Step

1. Step 1:

   Cook the toor dal with water in a pressure cooker.

2. Step 2:

   Meanwhile make some fresh sambar powder.

3. Step 3:

   Soak a small ball of tamarind in warm water and squeeze to extract the juice.

4. Step 4:

   Discard pulp and seeds.

5. Step 5:

   Cook the vegetables and green chillies in the tamarind water and add in another cup of water until soft.

6. Step 6:

   Add the sambar powder, turmeric powder, and the dal. Bring to boil.

7. Step 7:

   If the sambar is too thick, add more water and bring to boil and if it's too watery, boil until you are fine with the consistency.

8. Step 8:

   Add salt and mix well.

9. Step 9:

   Heat the oil for tempering in a small pan.

10. Step 10:

    Add the mustard and then the rest of the ingredients.

11. Step 11:

    When the shallots turn golden brown, dunk into the prepared sambar.

12. Step 12:

    Mix well and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.