By Neeta Patel
Sambhar
8 steps
Prep:15minCook:50min
Sambhar is a delicious thick lentil soup made with daal (akak lentils), mixed vegetables, tamarind and spice powder known as Sambar Masala. Vegetables like drumsticks, tomatoes and okra are used. Serve with rice, vada, dosa or idli.
Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:28:31 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Great
Glycemic Index
27
Low
Glycemic Load
6
Low
Nutrition per serving
Calories138.9 kcal (7%)
Total Fat4.5 g (6%)
Carbs22.3 g (9%)
Sugars6.4 g (7%)
Protein5.3 g (11%)
Sodium24.7 mg (1%)
Fiber6.1 g (22%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
4 servings
¾ cuptoor daal
or split pigeon peas
1 Tbsptamarind paste
or to taste
¼ cupcoriander leaves
chopped
¼ tsptumeric
skip if smabar powder has it
2shallots
or 1 medium onion
1vegetable drumsticks
2ladies finger
½ cupcalabash
diced, opa squash
½ cupyellow squash
sliced into 1/4" pieces
½ cupgreen beans
cut into 1 inch pieces
1 tspnsambar powder
1 Tbspghee
or vegetable oil
1 sprigcurry leaves
½ tspcumin seeds
½ tspmustard seeds
1 pinchfenugreek seeds
methi
2 pinchesasafoetida
or hing
1red chilli
broken
1tomato
medium
½ cupeggplant
cubed
Instructions
Step 1
Wash 3/4 cup toor daal until water runs clear. Put in pressure cooker and add 2 cups water. Pressure cook on medium heat for 2-4 whistles. Cook until smooth.
Step 2
Rinse & prep all veggies:
Scrape the drumsticks lightly and rinse. Chop into 2 inch pieces.
Peel and chop shallots
Wash and dice tomatoes
Wash and prep rest of veggies to taste
Step 3
In a new pot, saute the eggplant for 1-2 minutes, then add onions and saute. add the rest of the veggies together with 5 cups water - bring to a bowl and simmer until all the veggies are soft cooked but hold their shape.
Step 4
When the pressure cooker is off, mash the daal to smooth and no lumps remain.
Step 5
when the veggies are completely cooked, add sambhar powder, tumeric and salt to taste. Cook for 3-5 minutes.
Step 6
Then add tamarind paste, allow to mix in then taste and adjust as needed.
Step 7
Add the smooth daal, mix well to blend the daal with the water. Bring to a boil again. Add cilandro leaves and stir. If you are not going to eat right away, then allow to cool and refridgerate (for up to 2 days). Complete the last step of tempering before eating.
Step 8
Tempering:
Heat a pan with oil or ghee
Add mustard, cumin, fenugreek seeds. When they begin to sizzle, add curry leaves, broken chilli, cilantro and asofoetida.
Quickly pour this seasing onto the hot sambhar mixture. Stir well and simmer for 203 minutes for the sambhar to become flavorful.
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