Sambar- Onam special

Ingredients

1.Coconut oil vegetable oil -1 tbsp

2. hing powder

3.Bengal gram dhal-5 gm

Menthia seeds 5 gm

urad dal -5 gm

4. Coriander seeds -10 gm

5.Curry leaves

6.Dried red chilies 10 gm

7.Tur dal 200 gm

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Curry leaves

8.Tamarind -40 gm

9.Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Salt to taste

Asafotida-10 gm

Jaggery –little

Curry leaves –little

10.Coconut oil – I tsp

11.Drum stick-10 gm

Bitter gourd- 5 gm

12.Brinjal-15 gm

Okra(Ladies finger)-15 gm

13.Coconut oil -1 tbsp

14. Mustard –one tsp

Few pieces of dried red chilies

Little curry leaves

15.Coriander leaves

Method

1.In a heavy bottom Kadai, heat oil, add hing and when it is sufficiently hot , add item in S.No.3

2.When this is properly fried, add Coriander seeds and curry leaves

3.When the leaves are properly fried add pepper.

4.When the pepper splutters, take out from the stove add little water and grind oit and keep separately. This is the fresh sambhar Masala (Keep two table spon of this masala to make Rasam)

5.Boil one litre of water. Add the Well washed Tuar dhal . turmeric powder and curry leaf. Boil it till Dhal is completely cooked. Add One and half litre of well boiled water. Stir and allow it to cool. The sediments of Dhal will be in the bottom and clear yellow colour water will stand at the top. Separate out the water and keep it for making Rasam. The Dhal with little water can be used to make Sambhar.

6.Put the tamarind in hot water and extract the juice completely..Add one litre of water and also add the items mentioned and S.No.( and boil .Add little coconut oil

7.Add Cut drum stick and bitter gourd and this boiling mixture.

8.After bitter gourd is properly cooked add cut pieces of Brinjal and Okra and contine boiling

9.After these vegetables are well cooked add the Dhal for Sambhar and continue boiling

10.Once this comes to boil , add the freshly prepared sambar masala and once this comes to boil , remove the vessel from stove.

11.Season with items mentioned in 14

12. Add cut coriander leaf. Mix it well and serve.

In normal days, Sambhar also can be prepared by any one of the vegetables mentioned.This sambar differs from the way I make. Just wanted you all to know the typical Onam special sambar.

 

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