:: Ingredients for Okra Sambhar (Bhindi Sambar)
Small onion 1 cup
Okra 1 cup
Tomato 1 cubed
Toor dal ½ cup
Channa dal 1tbsn
Urid dal 1tbsn
Cumin seeds ½ tspn
Fenugreek seeds ¼ tspn
Coariander powder 2 tbsn
Red chilly 3-4
Asaphoetida ¼ tspn
Coconut ½ cup
Tamarind paste 1tspn
Coconut oil 2 tbsn
Mustard seeds 1 tspn
Red chilly 3-4
Curry leaves 1 sprig
Salt as per taste
:: How to make Okra Sambhar (Bhindi Sambar)
Cook dal with 1½ cups of water and mash well. Keep aside.
Heat 1 tspn oil in a pan and fry channa dal, urid dal
cumin seeds and fenugreek
seeds till browned. Now add coconut and red chilly, and
fry till coconut is golden
brown. Now add Coriander powder and asaphoetida and heat
through. Grind these
spices together with enough water to get a fine paste.
Keep aside.
Heat 2 tspn of oil and fry onions and okra seperately for
5minutes on medium
flame. Keep aside.
In a deep vessel put mashed dal, and vegetables and add
tamarind paste along
with 1 cup of water, turmeric powder and salt. Bring to
boil and then reduce heat
and cook on medium heat till raw smell of tamarind is gone.
Add the ground paste along with tomato and enough water
for the required
consistency. Cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes.
Remove from flame and
keep covered.
Heat remaining oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and when
they crackle add red
chilly and curry leaves and fry for 2 minutes. Pour this
over the sambar.
Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with Rice or idli.
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