Everybody likes the Scrumptious Sambar made in Tamil brahmin marriages which is made with freshly roasted and ground spices and mixed vegetables. The vegetables like drumstick,brinjal, yellow pumpkin are added and they give a special flavour to sambhar. It is a lip-smacking item of Tamilnadu Cuisine made in different ways on different occasions. But Sambhar is inseparable from our menu...
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Ingredients for Sambhar:
Drumstick, Yellow Pumpkin and Brinjal pieces
Tamarind Juice 2 cups taken from a small lemon size tamarind
Thur dal 100 gms (pressure cooked with water to soft)
Salt to taste
Sesame / Gingelly Oil 3 tea spoons
Mustard seeds, Fenugreek seeds Red chillies 2 and 1 Green chilli for seasoning
Curry leaves and Coriander leaves for garnishing
For making Sambhar masala:
For making Sambhar masala:
Heat a pan with 2 teaspoons of Sesame oil.
Fry the following items:
2 tb spoons of Coriander seeds / Dhania, 1 tb spoon of Bengal gram(Chana dal), 1 tea spoon of Urad dal (Black gram) , 6 red chillies and 1/4 tea spoon of fenugreek to golden brown.
Finally add 1 tablespoon of grated coconut and give few stirs, transfer to a plate.
After some time grind it to powder and keep aside.
Fry the following items:
2 tb spoons of Coriander seeds / Dhania, 1 tb spoon of Bengal gram(Chana dal), 1 tea spoon of Urad dal (Black gram) , 6 red chillies and 1/4 tea spoon of fenugreek to golden brown.
Finally add 1 tablespoon of grated coconut and give few stirs, transfer to a plate.
After some time grind it to powder and keep aside.
Love the look of Sambhar.. Will definitely try it some time..
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DeleteTried it ,,came out very well..and this is the only way to make sambhar in my house,,thank you so much...
ReplyDeleteTried it ,,came out very well..and this is the only way to make sambhar in my house,,thank you so much...
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