Traditional Sambhar - Common Dish For Kerala Sadhya

Ingredientsfor 5 servings

• Vegetables : 1 cup or, to taste
• Sambhar powder : 3 tsp
• Tamarind, to taste
• Curry leaves : 2 spring
• Chilly powder : 2 tsp
• Green chilly : 2 nos
• Asafoetida powder : 1 tsp
• Coriander powder : 2 tsp
• Shallots : 10 nos
• Coriander leaves : 2 springs
• Lentils : ½ cup
• Mustard : 1 tsp
• Dried red chilly : 2 nos
• Yellow mustard : ½ tsp
• Oil, to taste
• Salt, to taste

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Soak the lentils in water for 3 hours and then cook it first using little salt.

2. Step 2

   When lentils gets cooked add the vegetables and shallot to it.

3. Step 3

   Give it a good stir and add salt and water if needed.

4. Step 4

   Then close it and wait until it gets cooked.

5. Step 5

   When it gets cooked add coriander leaves and tamarind to it and let it boil.

6. Step 6

   Add chilly powder, sambhar powder and coriander powder to it.

7. Step 7

   Give it a good stir and then close it and off the flame.

8. Step 8

   Heat a pan add oil in it and when its hot add mustard and yellow mustard to it.

9. Step 9

   When it allow to crackles add dried red chilly, asafoetida powder,curry leaves and green chilly.

10. Step 10

    Give it a good stir and then pour this matter to the sambhar.

11. Step 11

    Then give it a good stir and transfer to the serving dish.