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Traditional Heritage
Tirunelveli Sambar
Ingredients
- 3 cups vegetables (winter melon, carrots, potatoes, taro, plantain, edamame, peas)
- 3 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1.5 tbsp tuar dal
- 12 dry red chillies
- ½ tsp raw rice
- 3 tbsp tamarind paste (Swad)
- ¾ cup grated coconut
- ⅛ tsp fenugreek seeds (methi)
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp asafoetida
Directions
- Heat 1 tbsp coconut oil in a pan.
- Add tuar dal, ¼ tsp mustard seeds, sesame seeds & raw rice for about 15–20 secs.
- Add red chillies & asafetida and take off heat as soon as they turn dark brown.
- Put them aside in the blender jar.
- Take 1 tbsp of oil in a pan and add the grated coconut and roast the coconut till it turns golden brown in color.
- Grind all of the above with 1.5 cups of water into a smooth paste.
- Next heat a clean pan and add 1 tbsp of oil and add mustard seeds and allow them to crackle.
- Next add the curry leaves and after a few seconds, add the 3 cups of vegetables.
- Add 3 cups of water, salt and turmeric and cook the vegetables covered for about 5–7 mins.
- Now add the tamarind paste and cook for another 5–7 minutes till the raw smell of
- tamarind is gone and the vegetables are cooked.
- Next add the ground paste and mix well and cook for 3–4 minutes.
- Switch off the flame and garnish with fresh curry leaves
