Kalyana sambar recipe
Traditional South Indian wedding style sambar recipe
Servings: 5
Ingredients
- 1 cup Mixed Veggies Generally pumpkin, drumstick, broad beans, turnip, brinjal, ladies finger are used.
- 1 &1/2 tsp Sambar powder
- a small lemon size Tamarind
- Salt as needed
- ¼ cup Toor dal uncooked
- 2 tsp Oil
- ½ tsp Mustard seeds
- ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 pinches Asafoetida
- Curry leaves few
- ½ tsp Jaggery
To roast and grind:
- 1 tbsp Dhaniya
- 1 tbsp Channa dal |Kadala paruppu
- 1 tsp Urad dal
- 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds | vendayam
- 2 Red chili
- 1 tsp Toor dal
- 5 Black pepper
- 2 tbsp Coconut
- 2 tsp oil
Instructions
- Cut the veggies and soak the tamarind in water and take 2 cups of tamarind water.
- Cook 1/4 cup of toor dal by adding enough water and a little turmeric powder.
- Roast the ingredients, except coconut, given under "to roast and grind" by adding 2 tsp of oil. Grind this along with coconut by adding little little water as needed.
- In a pan add oil and temper with mustard seeds. Add in the vegetables. Saute for a few minutes and add in the tamarind water.
- Add in the sambar powder, turmeric powder, asafoetida, and salt. Let it boil for some time, till the veggies get cooked.
- Add in the cooked toor dal and mix well. Add in the ground paste.
- Add a little jaggery. Mix well and let it boil for 2 minutes. Garnish with curry leaves.
Notes
Notes:
1. The sambar will be thick after getting cooled, so add water after adding toor dal and ground paste. 2. You can temper it with 1 green chili to get the aroma of green chili in sambar. 3. Generally, on the day of wedding in the food, onions are not added. But if you wish you can add small onions after adding mustard seeds. 4. If you like, add 1 chopped tomato after adding onions.
1. The sambar will be thick after getting cooled, so add water after adding toor dal and ground paste. 2. You can temper it with 1 green chili to get the aroma of green chili in sambar. 3. Generally, on the day of wedding in the food, onions are not added. But if you wish you can add small onions after adding mustard seeds. 4. If you like, add 1 chopped tomato after adding onions.
