Simple SAMBAR

 

 

 

 

Do you want to enjoy sambar on weeks days but feel its too tedious a process and have to stand for long time in the kitchen on a bussy day. Then this recipe is for you..This is my version of sambar. I don’t add tamarind pulp to it. I prefer  extra tomatoes to give it a equivalent taste. Also its very easy to prepare as I put all together  and pressure cook it. You don’t even have to soak toor dhal for this. Can be prepared in 20 min. This is a timesaving recipe and must try  for working women.

Ingredients ( 4 serving)

 

 lentil/ Toor dhal – 100 g

Shallots or onions– 200 g

Tomato- 4

 Peeled Garlic – 10 nos.

Sambar powder- 5 tablespoon

Turmeric- 1 teaspoon

Oil for tadka

Salt  to taste

Curry leaves - few

Method

Wash lentils , Peel shallot, garlic, cut tomato and add all together into cooker with 2 glass of  water , turmeric ,sambar powder, salt. Pressure cook it for 4-6 whistles for 10 to 15 mins.

When pressure is fully released open it, then  strain the liquid and smash only the  semi solid daal mixture using wooden smasher, stirrer or  spatula as shown.

Pour the strained liquid back into the smashed sambar and bring it to boil by keeping it on flame again. Adjust salt , sambar powder and water if required now for the required consistency.
Add konjam tadka to it using 1/2 teaspoon of mustard, cumin  and few curry leaf in oil in a separate kadai and pour onto the sambar.Simple ... sambar is ready in 5 steps.

Ready to be eaten with steamed rice, ven pongal, idli, dosai, adai and so on..