Udupi-Style Sambar with Fenugreek and Mustard Seeds
South Indian tamarind lentil stew with vegetables and a seeded tempering.
⏱ 45 min · 🍽 4 servings · by Naturalition
Ingredients
- •3/4 cup Toor dal
- •1 cup Mixed vegetables (drumstick, carrot, pumpkin)
- •2 tbsp Tamarind pulp
- •2 tbsp Sambar powder
- •1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
- •1 tsp Mustard seeds
- •1 Dried red chili
- •10 Curry leaves
- •1 tbsp Oil
- •1 tsp Jaggery
Method
1. Cook dal with turmeric and 3 cups water until mushy, about 20 minutes.
2. Simmer the vegetables in 2 cups water with tamarind and sambar powder until tender, 12 minutes.
3. Combine with the mashed dal and jaggery and simmer 8 minutes.
4. Heat oil and pop mustard seeds, fenugreek, dried chili and curry leaves.
5. Pour the tempering over the sambar and serve with rice or idli.
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Who should be careful
General food information, not medical advice. Check with your doctor if you are pregnant, nursing, on medication or managing a health condition. Fenugreek seeds are bitter; use only the small amount listed. Check with your doctor if pregnant.
General guidance only, not medical advice. Ask your doctor if you have a condition, allergy or take medication.
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