Sambar murugakai tamil recipe, South indian sambar recipe

Sambar 

Mouth Watering sambar for Hot idlis

Ingredients :

 Sambar can be made with Toor dal or moong dal (pasiparuppu) - toor dal is preferred among tamilians.

Toor dal - 1 cup cooked well in a pressure cooker or in an open pan- Takes a bit longer to cook in an open pan but would keep your nutrients in check . Cook them with one ripe tomato a pinch of turmeric powder and 1/2 tsp of castor oil all the good stuff. The dal should be cooked until its very soft cooked all the way through.

Step 2  - Ingredients for sambar :

Shallots or pearl onions - 8 ( peel and cut them in halves)

Tomatoes - ripe - 1/2 cubes

Radish ( small red ones) - 4- 5 peeled and cut into half

Drumsticks - 1 cut them in 3 inch lengths

Carrots - 1 julienne them in 3 inch length

Eggplants or brinjal- 1 small

Garlic - 3 cloves

Mango ginger - 1 small piece ( optional)

Green mangoes  few pieces (optional)

Dry powders :

1. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

2. Sambar powder - 2 tsp ( home made or store bought)

3. Salt to taste

Tamrind water to taste if you adding tomatoes and green mango sometimes it can get quite tangy it can optional per taste

Vegetables for sambar

Toor dal cooked well with tomato

Tamrind soaked with warm water

Cooking process :

Step 1 :

In a medium sauce pan - Add Extra virgin coconut oil - 1 tsp Seasame oil 1 tsp 

Add 1 tsp black mustard seeds - 4 red chillies - 1 pinch of hing Let the mustard seeds splatter

Process 1 in a pan

step 2 Now add the onions along with tomates add a pinch of salt let them saute for about couple of minutes until the onions are translucent and cooked .

Cooking onions and tomatoes along with garlic

Add the vegetables along with turmeric and sambar powder let them cook well until the oil separates ,

The saute should look like the above just before adding the cooked toor dal water .

Once the toor dal water is added to the vegetables check for salt add a pinch of sugar if you are serving this with dosa or idlis. For rice sugar is not preferred. Add 1 tsp of ghee when the sambar is boiling. Let them cook well with the vegetables and come to a complete boil.

Now add the tamrind water per taste if needed . Turn off the flame serve them hot with idli's rotis Goes great with dosas and white rice

Serves - 4 people.

For how to make idli click on the link below

http://southindianrecipee.blogspot.com/2014/03/making-soft-fluffy-idlis-tamil-recipe.html

To buy idli cooker with Non stick idli racks

http://www.hotdishes.net/Indian_kitchen_Appliances/Idli_Cooker_usa/

To buy the molds or racks click on the link below 

http://www.hotdishes.net/Indian_kitchen_Appliances/Idly_Stand_usa/

Sambar recipe