Empty Sambar
Directions
- 1In a pressure cooker, add the toor dal along with chopped onions, tomato, garlic, green chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida.
- 2Add water level above the ingredients and mix everything.
- 3Pressure cook in a medium flame for five whistles.
- 4Meanwhile, in a bowl, add in the sambar powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder along with a little water and make it to a fine slurry.
- 5Once the pressure is released in the pressure cooker, open and mash well.
- 6Now, add in the spice powder slurry and mix well.
- 7Also add in the needed water and tamarind water along with the required salt.
- 8Put the pressure cooker back into the stove and bring it to a boil and cook for 15 minutes.
- 9Finally, garnish with some coriander leaves and switch off.
- 10Meanwhile, prepare the tadka by adding mustard, cumin, asafoetida, dry red chilli, curry leaves and some small onion to a pan.
- 11Add the prepared tadka to the sambar.
Ingredients
- 2 cup toor dal
- 1 big onion
- 1 big tomato
- 8 clove garlic
- 2 green chillies
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- generous pinch asafoetida (hing)
- 3 tbsp sambar powder
- 0.5 tsp red chilli powder
- 0.5 tsp cumin powder
- 0.25 tsp turmeric powder
- water
- tamarind water or paste
- salt
- coriander leaves
- mustard
- cumin
- dry red chilli
- small onion (finely chopped shallots)
Equipment
pressure cookerbowlstove
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