South Indian Sambar, staple recipe of all south Indian house, flavoured, textured, tasty sambar is really a challenging job. But this is not a rocket science secret to make a perfect tasty sambar.
Piping hot sambar are always the best idli or dosa. This is a basic recipe for beginners, There are so many methods to make sambar, this method never disappointed me. Sambar is a curry or gravy which accomplished with the main course meal.

A Sambar is a gravy prepared with cooked toor dhal and vegetables. Vegetables can be any of your choice, but recommended to use either a drumstick, brinjal, carrot. 

Sambar

Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Curry
Prep Time: 15 mins | Cook time: 45 mins | Serves: 2

Ingredients

Thoor Dhal	1/2 cup
Garlic	4-5 pods
Pearl onion	a handfull
Tomato	2 medium sized
Drumstick	1 nos
Brinjal	2 nos
Potato	1 medium
Carrot	1 nos
Beans	3-4 pcs
Green chilli	2 nos
Salt	to taste
Turmeric Powder	1/4 tsp
Sambar Powder	1 tsp
Hing	1/2 tsp
Tamarind Water	1/4 cup
Coriander Leaves	a handfull or 3-4 springs

 

Ingredients to temper

Oil	3-4 tsp
Mustard	1/4 tsp
Methi seeds	1/2 tsp
Hing	1/4 tsp
Red chilli	3-4 nos
Curry Leaves	2 spring

 

Method

Wash and clean the vegetables, Chop the vegetable to even size

Add enough water till they immerse, add some slitted green chillies..

In the mean time pressure cook the thoor dhal with pearl onion, Garlic and Tomatoes.. release the pressure and mash everything..

Cook the Vegetable till they turn soft..

Once they done, add some tamarind water, Sambar powder, turmeric powder, Hing to the vegetables..

Allow this to cook for 5- 8 mins.. cook till the masala smell goes off, add in the cooked dhal..

Again bring this to boil for 10 mins in medium flame.

Heat a pan with oil, Temper with Mustard, Methi seeds, Curry leaves, Red chilli powder, hing..

Add the tempering to the sambar..

Followed by a handful of cleaned chopped coriander leaves.

Notes

• • You can add vegetable any of your choice..
  • i used homemade sambar powder, you use any of your choice, also you can adjust the spice level in sambar powder.. 
  • Only then the vegetables get cooked well add in the Tamarind water.. once you add tamarind water, vegetable took more time to cook..
  • Can add few crushed garlic in tempering part..