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Puducherry · Lunch

Vegetable Sambar

Traditional 22. Vegetable Sambar recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Toor dal (75g) | Drumstick (60g) | Carrot (50g) | Beans (50g) | Onion (40g) | Tomato (40g) | Tamarind (30g) | Sambar powder (10g) | Oil (20ml) | Mustard (2g) | Curry leaves (8g) | Fenugreek (2g) | Red chili (2g) | Salt (4g) | Water (1.5 cups)

👩‍🍳 How to make Vegetable Sambar

1. Cut vegetables into medium pieces
2. Cook toor dal in 1 cup water until soft
3. Heat oil, add mustard + fenugreek + curry leaves (crackling)
4. Add red chili, fry 15 secs
5. Add onion, fry until soft (2 mins)
6. Add sambar powder, fry 2 mins (roasted aroma)
7. Add drumstick + carrot + beans, sauté 3 mins
8. Pour dal + water, add tamarind
9. Simmer 10 mins until vegetables fork-tender
10. Add tomato, simmer 2 mins
11. Add salt, taste
12. Serve with white rice or dosa
13. Fragrant sambar, vegetables tender
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