Udupi Style Mixed Vegetable Sambar Recipe (Lentil Curry With Vegetables)
A vegetarian Mangalorean recipe with arhar dal (split toor dal), water, small brinjal (baingan / eggplant) - diced. Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
22 steps- 1
To begin making the Udupi Style Mixed Vegetable Sambar, we will firstly chop all the vegetables and keep them ready
- 2
Next, boil the toor dal along with all the other vegetables (eggplant, potato, carrot, green beans), salt, turmeric powder and water in a pressure cooker for 4 whistles
arhar dal (split toor dal)(1/4 cup)water(1 cup)potato (aloo) - chopped(1)carrot (gajjar) - chopped(1)green beans (french beans) - chopped(6)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)tamarind water(1 cup)water - as required for cookingsalt - to taste - 3
Release the pressure naturally
- 4
Once done mash it lightly
- 5
The next step is to make the sambar powder
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon) - 6
Heat a heavy bottomed pan and add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, dry red chillies, whole black pepper corns and fenugreek seeds, Dry roast them for a minute and switch off the heat
coriander (dhania) seeds(1 tablespoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)dry red chillies(6)whole black peppercorns(1 teaspoon)methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)dry red chillies(2) - 7
Once it is cooled down, add this mixture into a mixer jar along with garlic and coconut
pearl onions (sambar onions) - cut into wedges(10)fresh coconut - grated(1/4 cup)cloves garlic(4)cloves garlic - crushed(4) - 8
Grind them into a fine powder
pearl onions (sambar onions) - cut into wedges(10)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon) - 9
Heat a sauce pan with oil, add pearl onions
pearl onions (sambar onions) - cut into wedges(10) - 10
Saute the pearl onions till they are soft and translucent
pearl onions (sambar onions) - cut into wedges(10) - 11
Once the onions are soft, add the tomatoes along with toor dal and vegetable mixture
arhar dal (split toor dal)(1/4 cup)pearl onions (sambar onions) - cut into wedges(10)tomato - chopped(1) - 12
Add about 1 cup of water and adjust the consistency according to your preference
water(1 cup)tamarind water(1 cup)water - as required for cooking - 13
Once it starts to boil, add jaggery, 2 tablespoons of sambar powder, salt to taste and check for seasoning
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)jaggery(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 14
Bring it to a boil
- 15
Let it cook for about 2 to 3 minutes
- 16
Switch off the heat
- 17
The next step is to temper the sambar
- 18
For tempering, heat oil in a tadka pan
- 19
Add mustard seeds, cloves, asafoetida, dry red chilies, curry leaves and let it cook for about 20 seconds
coriander (dhania) seeds(1 tablespoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1 teaspoon)cloves garlic(4)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)cloves garlic - crushed(4)pinch asafoetida (hing)(1)sprig curry leaves(1) - 20
Pour the seasoning over the sambar and mix it well
- 21
It is ready to be served
- 22
Serve the Udupi Style Mixed Vegetable Sambar Recipe along with some Steamed Rice, Cabbage Thoranand Elai Vadam by the side to enjoy your comforting lunch meal
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Udupi Style Mixed Vegetable Sambar Recipe (Lentil Curry With Vegetables)
A vegetarian Mangalorean recipe with arhar dal (split toor dal), water, small brinjal (baingan / eggplant) - diced. Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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22 steps- 1
To begin making the Udupi Style Mixed Vegetable Sambar, we will firstly chop all the vegetables and keep them ready
- 2
Next, boil the toor dal along with all the other vegetables (eggplant, potato, carrot, green beans), salt, turmeric powder and water in a pressure cooker for 4 whistles
arhar dal (split toor dal)(1/4 cup)water(1 cup)potato (aloo) - chopped(1)carrot (gajjar) - chopped(1)green beans (french beans) - chopped(6)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)tamarind water(1 cup)water - as required for cookingsalt - to taste - 3
Release the pressure naturally
- 4
Once done mash it lightly
- 5
The next step is to make the sambar powder
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon) - 6
Heat a heavy bottomed pan and add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, dry red chillies, whole black pepper corns and fenugreek seeds, Dry roast them for a minute and switch off the heat
coriander (dhania) seeds(1 tablespoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)dry red chillies(6)whole black peppercorns(1 teaspoon)methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)dry red chillies(2) - 7
Once it is cooled down, add this mixture into a mixer jar along with garlic and coconut
pearl onions (sambar onions) - cut into wedges(10)fresh coconut - grated(1/4 cup)cloves garlic(4)cloves garlic - crushed(4) - 8
Grind them into a fine powder
pearl onions (sambar onions) - cut into wedges(10)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon) - 9
Heat a sauce pan with oil, add pearl onions
pearl onions (sambar onions) - cut into wedges(10) - 10
Saute the pearl onions till they are soft and translucent
pearl onions (sambar onions) - cut into wedges(10) - 11
Once the onions are soft, add the tomatoes along with toor dal and vegetable mixture
arhar dal (split toor dal)(1/4 cup)pearl onions (sambar onions) - cut into wedges(10)tomato - chopped(1) - 12
Add about 1 cup of water and adjust the consistency according to your preference
water(1 cup)tamarind water(1 cup)water - as required for cooking - 13
Once it starts to boil, add jaggery, 2 tablespoons of sambar powder, salt to taste and check for seasoning
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)jaggery(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 14
Bring it to a boil
- 15
Let it cook for about 2 to 3 minutes
- 16
Switch off the heat
- 17
The next step is to temper the sambar
- 18
For tempering, heat oil in a tadka pan
- 19
Add mustard seeds, cloves, asafoetida, dry red chilies, curry leaves and let it cook for about 20 seconds
coriander (dhania) seeds(1 tablespoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1 teaspoon)cloves garlic(4)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)cloves garlic - crushed(4)pinch asafoetida (hing)(1)sprig curry leaves(1) - 20
Pour the seasoning over the sambar and mix it well
- 21
It is ready to be served
- 22
Serve the Udupi Style Mixed Vegetable Sambar Recipe along with some Steamed Rice, Cabbage Thoranand Elai Vadam by the side to enjoy your comforting lunch meal
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