Plain Sambar is one staple dish of south India. Say it is Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner it is so common in most South Indian households.
Sambar Recipe | How to make Plain Sambar step by step picture. Sambar is one staple dish of south India .Say it is Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner we can have it. It is so common in most of the South Indian households. We can happily pair it of Idli , dosa ,Pongal or Rice and hence it goes both for Breakfast and Lunch with makes the job simple.
I call it Bachelor sambar due to the simplicity of the dish but taste wise it’s not less than a regular sambar.
How to prepare Plain Sambar
Cook Dal and Vegetables
Wash toor dal and add them to a pressure cooker along with water.
Along with the dal add chopped onions, chopped tomato, green chili , garlic and curry leaves.
Close and pressure cook for 4- 5 whistles or until the Toor dal is cooked. Wait until the pressure subsides and open cooker. Mash the dal .
Add Sambar Powder and Tamarind
In a bowl add sambar powder along with salt, turmeric powder and chili powder.
Add little water and make a paste without any lumps.
Add the sambar powder mixture to pressure cooker along with dal.
Also add tamarind water.
Cook Sambar
Now switch on the stove and cook in a medium flame until the sambar boil and raw smell leaves.
Prepare Tadka
Heat a tadka pan with oil. Once its hot add mustard let it splutter. And then add Hing , Cumin, fenugreek seeds and chopped small onions. Saute for few secs and finally add dry red chili and curry leaves.
Switch off and add the prepared tadka to the cooked sambar.
Garnish and Serve:
Combine everything and finally add finely chopped coriander leaves to sambar. Sambar is now ready to serve.
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📖 Recipe
Plain Sambar
Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml
Ingredients
- ½ cup Toor dal
- ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp Sambar powder
- ½ tsp Chilli powder
- 1 Tomato
- 1 Onion
- 2 tbsp Grated Coconut
- Salt as needed
- Tamarind - Gooseberry sized
To Temper:
- 2 tsp Oil/Ghee
- ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
- ¼ tsp Fenugreek seeds
- ½ tsp Cumin /Jeers
- ¼ tsp Hing
- 1 sprig Curry Leaves
- 4 Shallots
- 4 Dry Red Chilli
Instructions
Cook Dal and Vegetables
- Wash toor dal and add them to a pressure cooker along with water.
- Along with the dal add chopped onions, chopped tomato, green chili , garlic and curry leaves.
- Close and pressure cook for 4- 5 whistles or until the Toor dal is cooked. Wait until the pressure subsides and open cooker. Mash the dal .
Add Sambar Powder and Tamarind
- In a bowl add sambar powder along with salt, turmeric powder and chili powder.
- Add little water and make a paste without any lumps.
- Add the sambar powder mixture to pressure cooker along with dal.
- Also add tamarind water.
Cook Sambar
- Now switch on the stove and cook in a medium flame until the sambar boil and raw smell leaves.
Prepare Tadka
- Heat a tadka pan with oil. Once its hot add mustard let it splutter. And then add Hing , Cumin, fenugreek seeds and chopped small onions. Saute for few secs and finally add dry red chili and curry leaves.
- Switch off and add the prepared tadka to the cooked sambar.
Garnish and Serve:
- Combine everything and finally add finely chopped coriander leaves to sambar. Sambar is now ready to serve.
Notes
- Always soak the toor dal in water for about 15- 30 mins. This will help the dal to cook faster.
- Cooking for more time removes the nutrients from the dal.
- Serve hot with rice and ghee.
Nutrition
Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist, the nutrition value provided here is an estimate. It will vary based on the quantity and brands of the products used.
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