Sambar without dal

                                          SAMBAR WITHOUT DAL  [ street side sambar served with idlis ]

Sambar without dal recipe

Sambar is a lentil-based vegetable stew, cooked with pigeon pea and tamarind broth. It is popular in South Indian and Sri Lankan cuisines

Sambar without dal recipe

INGREDIENTS

  • Chopped pumpkin – 2 cup
  • Masoor dal – 1 tbsp  [ optional – gives a texture to the sambar  ]
  • Onion chopped – 1
  • Tomato chopped – 1
  • Sambar masala – 1 tbsp
  • Turmeric pwdr – ¼ tsp
  • Tamarind – marble size [ don’t add too much ]
  • Curry leaves – few
  • Mustard seeds – 1tsp
  • Oil – 1 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Finely chopped coriander leaves for garnish
Sambar without dal recipe

PREPARATION

  1. Soak the tamarind in 1 cup hot water for 10  mins and extract juice .
  2. Peel the pumpkin, discard the seeds and chop .Pressure cook it with turemeric + dal + salt  till soft .Blend it into fine puree by adding little water .
Sambar without dal recipe

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METHOD

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and let it crackle .

Add onion + curry leaves and fry till translucent.

Add tomatoes and fry till it becomes soft and oil separates.

Lower the flame and add sambar pwdr + turmeric and fry for few seconds. [ don’t burn ]

Add the tamarind juice, cook till raw smell leaves and it becomes little thick on mdeium flame . [ 3 to 4 mins ]

Add the pumpkin puree and mix well.

Adjust salt .Add 1/2 tsp jaggery and give a mix.

Add water as per the consistency you want. [not very watery or very thick ]

Allow it to boil for 1 min.

Off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves,

Serve hot with idli / dosas / any southindian breakfast .

NOTES

  1. This sambar you get from the street side idli vendors who sell idlis from door to door or on the street or on cycles.
  2. Dal is optional.
  3. Instead of adding cooking dal with pumpkin , add 1 tbsp cooked dal [ not mushy ] to get the feeler of dal in between while having the sambar.
  4. You can also add a very small piece of jaggery if the pumpkin is not sweet .[ adjust accordingly ]

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