Saturday, March 6, 2010

Sarkar ! Madrasi Sambar !


Dosto...lijiye hum phir aapke saamne haazir hain wahi dil-o-zaayeqa lekar...mujhe yaqeen hai ke aapne in zaayeqon ke saath saath humen bhi miss kiya hoga...aur humne bhi...aap sabko bahut yaad kiya...aur aapki pasand ko mad-e-nazar rakhte huye aapke fav south indian cuisine se ek zaayeqedar recipie lekar haazir hun...aap Mr Sambar Iyer se tou bakhubi waqif honge hi..ye Lazeez Daal apna zaayeqa mokhtalif shehron may mokhtalif zubanon ke sang ghul gaya hai...kyon na phir se isey apne Breakfast table per, apne lunch per...apne mehmanon ke saamne parosa jaaye...tou lijiye phir is kamaal ke Zaayeqe Waale Samabar ko banaya jaaye...


Ingredients
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1 medium onion ,
1 large tomato
4 green chillies
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/4 tsp asafoetida
1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
2 tbs tamarind paste
1 cup Toor Dal /Moong Dal
1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
2 tbs oil, 1 tsp ghee
Salt to taste
3 small dry red chilies (or to taste)
some Curry Leaves
3 tbs sambar powder
1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves/coriander leaves
2 cup of a vegetable of your choice like drumstick,brinjal , small onion..



Directions
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Soak the tamarind in 1 cup water for 20 minutes. Squeeze it out, adding water little by little to prepare juice.

Cook the Daal in a pressure cooker . In a separate pan, pour oil. Once the oil is hot, add the red and green chillies,mustard ,fenugreek seeds and curry leaves.sauté for 2 minutes. Add the onion and brown lightly. Now add tomato and vegetables and let them cook together.
Now add the tamarind extract and let it boil. Add sambar powder. Allow this to boil for 5 to 10 minutes and remove from the heat. Garnish with cilantro.
You can serve this delicious sambar with Hot idlies, crispy Dosas,Vadas and rice.
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You can make sambar powder easily at home.the ingredients for sambar powder are mention below.. Traditionally, these ingredients would be broiled separately and ground and stored. Use pre-ground if you desire.you get better results with fresh grounded Pwd.
1/2 cups coriander seeds
1/2 cups red chilies
1/2cup
Bengal gram
2Tbsp. cumin seeds
1 Tbsp. pepper corn
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp. Turmeric powder

2 tbs fenugreek seeds
¼ tsp asfoteda
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