Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, southern indian lentil stew - sambar/kuah dalca. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Sambar is a delicious traditional South Indian dish made with vegetables, dal/lentils and a special spice powder known as sambar powder. South Indian lentil stew made with vegetables, lentils and a special blend of spices. 😋 It's best enjoyed with rice, idli or dosa. Don't let the list of ingredients intimidate you, it's actually easy to put together!
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook southern indian lentil stew - sambar/kuah dalca using 26 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Southern Indian Lentil Stew - Sambar/Kuah Dalca:
- Take [For Lentil Base]
- Prepare 1 cup Yellow Lentils
- Get as needed Water (for boiling)
- Take [Sambar Paste]
- Make ready 5 pc Fresh Red Chillies (deseed, chopped roughly)
- Take 20 g Fresh Turmeric (roughly chopped)
- Prepare 2 Tbsp Coriander Seeds
- Get 2 tsp Cumin Seeds
- Prepare 1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
- Prepare 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- Prepare 1 tsp Black Gram (Urad Dal)
- Get 1 Tbsp Split Chickpea (Chana Dal)
- Make ready 2 Sprigs Curry Leaves
- Make ready 2 g Asafoetida (optional)
- Take 2 Tbsp Cooking Oil
- Get [Stew] - add your own veggies
- Get 100 g Carrots (rough dice)
- Take 100 g Eggplant (rough slice)
- Make ready 100 g Tomatoes (rough dice)
- Get 2 pc Green Chillies (slit)
- Make ready 2 pc Red Chillies (slit)
- Make ready 30 g Fresh Coriander (rough chop, stem and leaves separated)
- Get as needed Water (for stewing)
- Prepare 1 Tbsp Palm Sugar
- Get 5 pc Tamarind Slice or Juice from 2 Tbsp Tamarind Paste
- Make ready as needed Salt (by my count, 1 tsp)
Recipe for Sambar recipe is good with idli,dosa,vada and rice. The key to a good aromatic sambar is 'sambar powder' and the vegetables that go into its making. Sambar, a flavorful South Indian Lentil Stew made with lentils, vegetables, tamarind, curry leaves and spices prepared in the instant pot (pressure Keyword instant pot sambar, instant pot south indian recipes, vegetable sambar. An inexpensive, easy-to-make and delicious soup.
Steps to make Southern Indian Lentil Stew - Sambar/Kuah Dalca:
- LENTILS: Add 1 cup of Lentils into a pot with 2 cups of water and bring it to a boil. Add 1 cup of water each time the liquid has evaporated. Stir the bottom occasionally and continue cooking until the Lentils have soften and turn to mush. Once cooked, Turn OFF the heat and let it cool. Once cooled, blend the Lentils with 1 cup of water until smooth and set aside.
- SAMBAR PASTE: heat 2 tbsp of cooking oil in a pan until hot. Add the Coriander Seeds, Cumin Seeds, Fenugreek, Mustard Seeds, Black Gram, Chickpea, Curry Leaves and fry them for 10 seconds. Then add the Chillies and the Turmeric mix well and fry them for 30 seconds. TURN OFF the heat and let it cool. Once cooled, ground the ingredients (in a food processor or mortar pestel) with the Asafoetida and set aside.
- ASSEMBLY: in a large pot, combine all your Vegetables with 4-5 cups of water and bring to a boil. Then add the Sambar Paste and mix well until the Paste dissolves completely. Then add the Tamarind Slice (or Tamarind Juice) and Palm Sugar. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes. After that, add the Lentils, Fresh Coriander Stems, Salt and mix well. Continue to cook until the gravy thickens to your desired consistency. Once cooked, turn off the heat and add the Fresh Coriander Leaves, mix well and serve.
This slightly modified recipe stems from Mumtaz Khan at Mumtaz Paan House in Bradford, England. Mung beans is the exquisite choice, but red or yellow lentils also make a delicious result (green lentils are not recommended). Samber is an Indian vegetable stew with tamarind that is typically served with Idlis, Vadas or rice. Here is a simple recipe to try at home. Boil the lentils and Sambar Masala with enough water till they are soft.
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