Kerala sambar (With Coconut)
In every house hold making sambar is different, every one have their own spices.In our place most of the time sambar is made of without coconut.But I love the taste of adding a little bit of coconut in the sambar. It goes very well with rice and Idli. Give it a try. Hope you like this taste.
- tur dal 1/2 cup
- onion medium 1 1/2 cup chopped
- green chillies 5,6
- big potato 2 chopped
- carrots 2 chopped
- tomatoes 1 medium chopped
- tamarind quarter of small lemon size soak in hot water.
- turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
- hing 2 to 3 pinch
- curry leaves
sambhar powder
- 2 tsp whole coriander
- 5 red chillies
- 2 tsp coconut powder
- 1/4 tsp fenugreek
- curry leaves
Cook the tur dal in the pressure cooker. Once the dal is cooked add the onions,chopped potatoes,carrots ( Small round shapes), green chillies curry leaves, salt, turmeric powder and hing. Add the water till above the vegetables( 5 to 6 cups). Cook till the vegetables are well cooked. It will usually take 20-30 minutes.
In between start making the masala powder. In a dry pan add the whole coriander,red chillies, coconut powder,fenugreek and 1 spring curry leaves. Dry roast in low flame till the nice aroma comes. Once it is cooled make a powder.If you are adding fresh coconut ,first fry the coconut till brown then add the other ingredients.The fresh coconut takes some time to brown.
Once vegetables are cooked add the tomatoes. Cook for another 10 minutes add the masala powder and tamarind water. check for salt
Now seasoning.
- 1 tsp oil
- 1/4 tsp mustard
- 1/4 tsp fenugreek
- 1 small shallot thinly sliced
- little curry leaves
In a pan take 1 tsp of oil. Once it is hot add the thinly sliced shallots and curry leaves. Once the shallots are nicely browned add the mustard seed and fenugreek.Once they are popped pour it into the sambhar
