Indian Sambar

Ingredients

• 1 cup toor dal, cooked
• 2 cups vegetables (drumsticks, aubergine, courgette, carrot)
• 2 tomatoes
• 2 tbsp tamarind paste
• 2 tbsp sambar powder
• 1 tsp turmeric
• For tarka: 3 tbsp oil, 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 10 curry leaves, 2 dried red chillies, 1 tsp asafoetida
• Salt

Instructions

1. Cook the dal until very soft; whisk smooth.
2. Cook the vegetables in 750ml water with tomato, tamarind, sambar powder, turmeric and salt for 15 min.
3. Add the dal; simmer 5 min more.
4. Heat oil for tarka; pop mustard seeds; add cumin, curry leaves, chillies and asafoetida.
5. Pour over the sambar.
6. Top with coriander.

Serving suggestions

• Eat with idli, dosa, or rice.

Storage & reheating

Keeps 3 days.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

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