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South Indian staple

Sambar

Cooked, tested and written by Nikhil Ballal

Toor dal, tamarind and vegetables in a balanced sambar that works with rice, idli or dosa.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup toor dal
  • 1 drumstick, cut
  • Carrot and pumpkin
  • 1 small onion
  • 2 tbsp sambar powder
  • Tamarind, mustard and curry leaves

Method

  1. Pressure cook the dal with turmeric until soft, then whisk until smooth.
  2. Simmer the vegetables, onion, sambar powder and tamarind until tender.
  3. Combine with dal, adjust the consistency, simmer for five minutes and finish with a mustard-curry leaf tempering.

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