Recipe

Sambar

Recipes/Sambar

South Indian mixed vegetable sambar with toor dal

Prep

15 min

Cook

30 min

Serves

6

Level

easy

Ingredients

  • 1 cup toor dal
  • 1 drumstick, cut
  • 1 carrot, diced
  • 6 okra
  • 1 brinjal, cubed
  • 2 tbsp sambar powder
  • 1 tbsp tamarind paste
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • Curry leaves
  • 2 dried red chilies

Method

  1. 1

    Cook toor dal until soft and set aside.

  2. 2

    Boil vegetables with sambar powder, tamarind paste and salt.

  3. 3

    Add cooked dal to the vegetable mixture and simmer 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Temper with oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves and dried red chilies.

  5. 5

    Pour tempering over sambar and mix well.

  6. 6

    Serve with idli, dosa or steamed rice.