Tasty Udipi Sambar Preparation

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Prep Time 15 Minutes

Cooking Time 25 Minutes

Servings 1-3

Rating

Udipi sambar is the most famous recipe from Mumbai and Bangalore. Udipi food is cooked without the use of onion and garlic. This recipe is served in Udipi restaurants with dosas and idlies.

Here I am sharing the recipe of Udipi Sambar in a step by step process

Ingredients

1/2 cupTuvar dal
1/2 tbsFenugreek seeds
1 tbsUrad Dal
6Red chilies
1+1/2 tbsCoriander seeds
5 springsCurry leaves
1/4 cupCoconut (grated)
25-30Shallot onions, cleaned and peeled
1/2 tbsMustards seeds
1 pinchHing
2Green chilies
2 cupsBrinjals, carrots, french beans, pumpkin, yam, (chopped into big chunks)
1 tbsTamarind
to tasteSalt
1+1/2 tbsJaggery or brown sugar
2 tbsOil

Directions

Step1In a pan, cook tuvar dal in 1 cup of water till it gets soft and mash it nicely.
Step2Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a bottomed pan and roast the fenugreek seeds till the color changes.
Step3Add 1/2 tsp urad dal and let it saute till the change color.
Step4Add red chili and coriander seeds.
Step5Add 3 springs of curry leaves, grated coconut and roast it.
Step6Let it cook for 2-3 minutes till all the ingredients changes color and get aromatic smell.
Step7In a blender, grind all ingredients to a fine paste with a little quantity of water.
Step8Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan. Add mustard seed.
Step9saute it for a minute and add 1/2 tsp of urad dal and hing.
Step10Cook it for a minute.
Step11Add onions, green chilies and the rest of the curry leaves.
Step12Add chopped vegetables. Cook it till you get a nice aroma and tender.
Step13Add little quantity of water.
Step14Cover with a lid and cook till the vegetables are done.
Step15Remove pulp from tamarind and add to the vegetables.
Step16Add salt according to your taste and crumbled jaggery/brown sugar and cook till the smell of the tamarind disappears.
Step17Add mashed dal and the ground masala paste.
Step18Mix well and add little quantity of water if required.
Step19Simmer for a few min.
Step20Switch off the flame and transfer in a serving bowl.