Sambar

Sambar

Sambar

ingredients for 4
drumsticks 2
split red gram 120 gm
turmeric 1 gm
tamarind 25 gm
sambar powder 15 gm
salt to taste
asafoetida 2 gm
curry leaves 3 gm
red chillies 5 gm
fenugreek 3 gm
coriander seeds 5 gm
split gram 10 gm
oil 15 ml
mustard seeds 2gm

Method

1. Wash the red gram and boil with turmeric powder .Mash when tender .2. Wash and cut drumsticks into 5 cm pieces . 3. Soak tamarind in 3 cups of water for about half an hour ,extract the juice and strain it . 4. Add to the tamarind juice ,sambar powder ,salt , asafoetida ,curry leaves and drumsticks and boil for 20 minutes .5.Fry red chillies ,fenugreek ,coriander seeds and channa dal in one teaspoon of oil and powder finely . 6. To the tamarind mixture ,add this finely powdered masala and then the cooked gram .7. Temper with mustard seeds and mix well .

 

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