Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, kerala style sambar. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Kerala Style Sambar is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Kerala Style Sambar is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
Tips for making Kerala style sambar Do not directly add the aubergines (brinjal) in sambar. The souring agent we use in sambar is generally tamarind. Tangy and spicy, this Sambar Kerala Style is a burst of flavours in the mouth. This Kerala Sambar is easy to make and uses some everyday ingredients such as chana dal, urad dal, fenugreek seeds, whole coriander seeds, dry red chillies, hing, onion, curry leaves and coconut.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have kerala style sambar using 25 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Kerala Style Sambar:
- Prepare 1 small cup toor dal
- Prepare 4 small purple brinjals cut in halves
- Take 1 small madrasi cucumber peeled and cubed
- Make ready 2-3 Drumbsticks peeled and cut in 3-4" pieces
- Take 1 chayote peeled and diced
- Get 1 small wedge white pumpkin peeled and cubed
- Prepare 1 large onion cut in cubes
- Take 2 tomatoes cut in cubes
- Make ready 1 Lemon sized tamarind ball
- Take 1-1/4 tsp salt or to taste
- Make ready 1-1/2 cups water or as needed
- Make ready Masala to be roasted:
- Prepare 2 tbsp coriander seeds
- Get 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
- Make ready 1 tsp mustard seeds
- Get 1/8 tsp hing
- Take 6 dry red chilies
- Get 1/4 cup fresh grated coconut
- Make ready For Tempering—
- Get 1 tsp mustard seeds
- Prepare 1 big sprig curry leaves
- Make ready 2 dry red chilies
- Take 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
- Prepare 1/8 tsp hing (asafoedita)
- Get 2 tbsp olive oil
The roasted coconut along with The other. Kerala Sambar is different from the typical Sambars made in the other South Indian states. Kerala Sambar is made using a mixture of different vegetables whereas the other sambhar is made using a single vegetable. Slice the onion, carrot, drumstick, tomato, plantain into sambar sized pieces (small cubes or thumb length according to the vegetable being used).
Steps to make Kerala Style Sambar:
- Wash dal and pressure cook till soft. Once pressure is gone, remove container of dal and churn it till it is smooth.
- Dry roast all ingredients under Masala except grated coconut till lightly browned. Add 3-4 drops oil and stir. Switch off gas.
- Add grated coconut and sauté till it's lightly colored. Cool and grind in mixer/food processor till fine powder is formed.
- Soak tamarind in warm water for 5-10 minutes and squeeze out the pulp discarding the pith.
- Take a deep pot and add dal to it. Add water according to sambar consistency (not too watery).
- Add the roasted masala to the dal and all the vegetables except drumbsticks.
- Boil drumbsticks separately.
- Bring the dal to a boil. Cover and cook till vegetables are done. Add tamarind pulp and cook for some more time till tamarind flavor is blended in the dal.
- Prepare the tempering. In another pan, heat oil. Add mustard seeds, hing, red chilies, and curry leaves. Sauté. Add fenugreek seeds. Stir for few seconds and add the tempering to the dal. Quickly place a lid as soon as the tempering is added to infuse flavors in the dal.
- Keep simmering on very low heat for additional 5-10 minutes on low heat. - Serve with idli/dosa/rice.
Kerala Sambar is made using a mixture of different vegetables whereas the other sambhar is made using a single vegetable. Slice the onion, carrot, drumstick, tomato, plantain into sambar sized pieces (small cubes or thumb length according to the vegetable being used). Heat the coconut oil in a heavy-based wok. Add the mustard seeds and allow to pop. Next, add the cumin seeds and when fragrant, add the curry leaves and dried red chillies.
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