Moong dal sambar

                                                            MOONG DAL SAMBAR

Moong dal sambar served with kanchivaram idli

INGREDIENTS

  • Moong dal – ½ cup
  • Oil – 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
  • Jeera – 1 tsp
  • Fenugreek seeds – ¼ tsp
  • Curry leaves – few
  • Onion sliced – 1
  • Tomato chopped – 1
  • Carrot chopped – 1 cup
  • Potato chopped – 1 cup
  • Tamarind – marble size
  • Sambar masala pwdr – 2 ½ tbsp
  • Turmeric pwdr – ¼ tsp
  • Asafoetida – a generous pinch
  • Jaggery – ½ tsp [optional ]
  • Green chilli slit – 2
  • Freshly grated coconut – 2 tbsp [optional ]
  • Coriander leaves for garnish

PREPARATION 

  1. Dry roast the moong dal till aromatic .[ colour should not change – don’t burn ] Allow it to cool ,wash and rinse it .Pressure cook with turmeric and little salt upto 3 whistles till soft .Mash it and keep aside .
  2. Soak the tamarind in ¼ cup hot water and extract the juice .
moong dal sambar

METHOD

Heat oil in a pan , add mustard seeds + jeera + fenugreek seeds and let it splutter .[ don’t burn ]

Add onion + curry leaves + green chilli and fry till translucent

Add tomato + potato + carrot and stir fry for 2 mins.

Add tamarind extract +  2 ½ cup of water

Cover and cook till the veges are cooked and soft .

Add sambar pwdr + salt + jaggery ,mix well and boil .

Add the cooked dal ,adjust water if required .[ dal thickens on cooling so add accordingly ]

Simmer on low flame for a minute and off the flame .

Garnish with coriander leaves .

Serve with rice or any Southindian tiffin.

MOONG DAL SAMBAR

NOTES

  1. You can add freshly ground sambar masala refer here for recipe – Sambar made with freshly grounded masala
  2. Don’t add more tamarind .
  3. You can add other veges which we add for sambar like drumstick/brinjal/pumpkin etc.
  4. Once the sambar is done you can drizzle little ghee .

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