Sunday, August 1, 2010

Indian Cuisine: Sambar

Posted by The 4 Chiquez at 8:11 AM


Ingredients:


INGREDIENTS A

  • 1/2 fresh: Bitter Gourd (Pavakkai)
  • 1 piece: Brinjal (Egg Plant)
  • 1 piece: Drum Stick
  • 4 pieces: Ladies Finger
  • 3-4: Red Chilles (Split into 2)


INGREDIENTS B

  • 1 cup: Sambar Dhal (Red Gram Dhal)
  • 1 bunch: Curry Leaves
  • 1/2 tsp: Tumeric Powder
  • 1 Cup Water
INGREDIENTS C
  • Size of a golf ball : Tamarind (Asam Jawa)
  • 1 bunch: Curry Leaves
  • 1/4 tsp: Asafoetida Powder
  • 1 tsp: Red Chille Powder
  • 1/4 tsp: Grated molasses
  • 2 tbs: Coconut Oil
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 Cup Water
INGREDIENTS D
  • 1/4 tsp: White Gram Dhal
  • 2 tbs: Dried Coriander Seeds
  • 1/4 tsp: Fenugreek
  • 4 pieces: Dried Chilli
  • 1/2 tsp: Coconut Oil
INGREDIENTS E
  • 2 tsp: Coconut Oil
  • 2-3: Dried Chillies split into 2
  • 1 tsp: Mustard
INGREDIENTS F
  • A few: Coriander Leaves (Garnish)

Method:
  1. Clean the vegetables and slice into long pieces.
  2. Wash the dhal
  3. Boil 3 cups of water and cook dhal in it. Add tumeric powder and curry leaves into the dhal. Keep it aside.
  4. Fry the ingredients D in 1/2 tsp of coconut oil. Grind it to a smooth paste and keep aside.
  5. Mash the tamarind in 1 cup water and strain.
  6. Boil the tamarind water with red chilli powder, salt, curry leaves, asafoetida and molasses.
  7. When it boils, add 2 tsp of coconut oil. Add vegetables except the ladies finger into it. Cook till done and add the prepared dhal into it.
  8. Bring it to a boil and add the ladies finger and the ground masalas. remove from fire after boiling.
  9. Season with mustard seeds and dried chillies. Sprinkle the Sambar with chooped coriander leaves.
NOTE: Various Vegetables like potatoes, carrots, radish, tomatoes etc can be added to the sambar.


 

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