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Breakfast Special Sambhar

By shriya on Nov 12, 2007 in Veggie Entrées & Sides

Its one of my favorite recipe. once you make this sambar you will love it. such an special sambar it is. Especially it goes well with idli, dosa. A wonderful breakfast dish.

Ingredients

Vegetables(Carrot,Beans or Drumstick or potatoes )
Pearl onions : 10 to 12 nos
Tomatoes:3 nos
Red gram(Toor dal) : 1/2 cup
Tamarind:lemon size ball
Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
Salt:As reqd
Coriander leaves for garnishing

For seasoning

Mustard seeds:1 tsp
Red chillies : 2 nos
Curry leaves : 2 springs
Fennel seeds :1/2 tsp

For Masala

Coriander seeds :2 tbsp
Bengal gram(Channa dal) :2 tsp
Fenugreek:1 tsp
Red chillies:5 nos
Curry leaves:4 sprigs
Asafoetida: 1/2″ piece
Coriander leaves(optional) : few springs
Oil: 2 tbsp or ghee (ghee gives more aroma and taste too)

Method of Preparation

Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.
Fry all ingredients for the masala by adding them one by one(or each separately) till they lose their raw flavor.
Grind them to a fine paste.
Boil red gram and mash and keep it aside.
Heat ghee/oil in a heavy bottomed vessel add pearl onions and fry them.
Now Add all vegetables (except tomato) along with turmeric powder, salt to the above fried onions and allow to boil till vegetables are cooked.
Now add the cut tomatoes in to the above boiling mixture .
And add the ground masala in to it.
Boil it until the vegetables get fully cooked.
Soak tamarind in 1/4 cup water and squeeze out the juice and add this to the boiling vegetables.
Heat oil in another small frying pan.
Splutter mustard seeds, red chillies ,Asafoetida ,fennel seeds and curry leaves.
Pour the above seasoning into the sambar.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

Tip:

You can also serve it with rice, dosa or idlis.

you can add any vegetables in this sambhar but always try to use small onions(it gives good taste).

Credit: Kathija

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