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Hotel Sambar

Important to note that Drumstick is a vegetable. That vegetable is NOT celery….

From my friend A. Subramanian

  • 4
  • 15 min
  • 20 min

Ingredients

For Sambar Powder

  • 2 t oil
  • 1 T coriander seeds
  • 1 T chana dal
  • 0.5 t cumin /jeera
  • 0.25 t methi / fenugreek seeds
  • 0.5 t pepper
  • 4 dried kashmiri red chili
  • few curry leaves
  • 2 T coconut, grated

For Hotel Sambar

  • 1 c tamarind extract
  • 0.5 t tumeric
  • 1 t jaggery
  • 2 green chili, slit
  • few curry leaves
  • 0.5 onion, petals
  • 5 beans, chopped
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 2 drumsticks, chopped
  • 1 tomato, chopped
  • 1 t salt
  • 1 c water
  • 1.5 c toor dal, cooked
  • 2 T coriander, finely chopped

For Tempering

  • 2 t oil
  • 1 t mustard /rai
  • 1 dried kashmiri red chili
  • few curry leaves

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. In a kadai take 1 cup tamarind extract, 0.5 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp jaggery, 2 green chilli and few curry leaves.
  3. also, add vegetables and 1 tsp salt.
  4. cover and boil for 10 minutes.
  5. further, add 1 cup water and 1.5 cup toor dal.
  6. now add 3 tbsp of prepared sambar powder and mix well.
  7. boil for 2 minutes or till flavours of sambar powder is absorbed completely.
  8. pour the tempering over sambar.
  9. also, add 2 tbsp coriander leaves and mix well.
  10. finally, hotel sambar is ready to serve along with hot steamed rice.

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