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In today’s video, we’ll be looking at the recipe to make sambar using freshly prepared sambar masala
Come, let's see!
Now let's cook the dal for our sambar
I have washed 1/2 cup of toor dal and added 1.5 cup water to it, as well as 9 garlic cloves
Add 1/4tsp turmeric and stir well
Turn the stove on. In a pressure cooker, pour in 1/2 litre of water and place the bowl of dal at the bottom
Secure the lid and cook the dal till the 3rd whistle over medium flame
It has reached the 3rd whistle and the pressure has been released, so let's open it up and see
The dal has become soft, so let's keep this aside
Let's look at the ingredients for our masala. 7 dried chillies, 1tbsp chana dal,
1tbsp coriander seeds, 1tsp urad dal, 1/2tsp cumin seeds, 1/2tsp fennel seeds, 1/4tsp fenugreek seeds
Lets roast these ingredients in oil. Turn the stove on and place a pan on it. Add 1tbsp oil in it
Once the oil is hot, add in the chana dal for a minute over low flame to prevent burning the ingredients
Now add in the remaining ingredients and roast these for the raw smell to fade for 2 minutes
Once the ingredients turn golden brown like this, add in a medium tomato (chopped), 1/2 onion (chopped)
and 1/2 coconut (shredded). Sauté this for 2 minutes
The tomato and onion needs to become soft, like this. So now we can remove them from the heat and set aside to cool
Now lets cook the required vegetables for our sambar
Turn the stove on and place the pressure cooker on it with 2tbsp oil, I'm using sunflower oil
I have taken 30g shallots, it's my preference for extra flavour
Lets give this a good stir. To this add 150g radish, 150g drumsticks, 70g pumpkin and mix well
Now lets add 1.5tsp salt to the vegetables, after adding the dal you can add more if needed
Add 1/2tsp turmeric and stir well
For the vegetables to cook, I'm adding 1/2 litre water
Stir well, then secure the lid and cook this for 10 minutes over medium heat
The masala has cooled down, so lets transfer this into a mixer jar and grind it
You don't need to add any water as the tomato and onion have enough moisture, but if you wish you can add 2tbsp water
This consistency is ideal
It's been 10 minutes, so let's check on the vegetables. The vegetables have cooked well,
but most importantly check the drumsticks by squeezing it, and if it's not hard it's done
I took tamarind, the size of a gooseberry and combined it with water, which I'm adding in here
I am pouring in water here
We can now add in the grinded sambar masala
Altogether I'm using 1.25 litre water for this recipe, I used 1/2 litre to cook the vegetables
and 1/4 litre for the tamarind,so we have 1/2 litre water remaining,
from which I used a bit along with the tamarind water. Now I'm using some water to rinse the mixer jar
The remaining will be added in the sambar too. So this masala is prepared for 1.25 litre water
Mash the dal before adding it in, as you can't mash it afterwards without breaking the other vegetables in the sambar
Mix everything well and pour in the remaining water
Stir once more then allow it to simmer over medium flame for 5 minutes covered
It's been 5 minutes now, so let's remove the lid. The sambar is bubbling and is so fragrant. Give this a good stir
Sprinkle a handful of chopped coriander for not only aroma but flavour too and stir well
Now check on the salt and add more if needed. I added some salt and stirred well. Keep the flame low now
Turn the stove on, place a pan on it and add 2tbsp oil
Once the oil is hot, add 1/2tsp mustard seeds, 1/2tsp fennel seeds, 3 chopped dried chillies,
3 sprigs of curry leaves and stir well
Now add 20g chopped shallots and sauté this till it turns golden brown
The onions have sautéed well, so now add 1/4tsp asafoetida and sauté again
After adding asafoetida, don't keep it on the heat for long, so lets add this into the sambar
Give this a good stir. Lastly, I'm adding in a small piece of jaggery for sweetness but this is totally optional
Stir this in and then turn the stove off. The sambar is now ready to serve
Okay friends, super delicious sambar has been beautifully prepared
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