Sambar | होटल जैसा सांभर | Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi

#sambar is a popular curry dish prepared with a tamarind-based broth, lentils, and vegetables.
The dish is traditionally served with steamed rice or Idli. #recipe #namakshamak #restaurantstyle #easyrecipe

Ingredients Quantity
For Boiling Dal.
Pigeon peas Soaked 1 ½ cup
Turmeric powder ½ tsp
Tomato cubes 2 no’s
Green chillies chopped 2 no’s
Salt to taste
Water as required.
For The Fresh Sambar Masala.
Oil 1 tbsp
Bengal gram 1 tbsp
Urad dal 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Coriander seeds 2 tsp
Kashmiri red chilli whole 4-5 no’s
Curry leaves 10-12 no’s
Fenugreek seeds 1 tsp
Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
Asafoetida ½ tsp
Salt to taste.
For Sambar.
Oil 2-3 tbsp
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Dry red chilli 3-4 no’s
Asafoetida ½ tsp
Urad dal ½ tsp
Bengal gram ½ tsp
Curry leaves 10-12 no’s
Shallots [madras onion] ½ cup
Drumstick, remove edge 1 no cut into 1 inch long
Carrot ½ no cut into cubes
White pumpkin ½ no cut into cubes
Red pumpkin 1-2 inch cut into cubes
Brinjal 2 no’s cut into cubes
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder ½ tsp
Red chilli powder 1 tsp
Water as required
Sambar masala 3 tbsp
Tamarind pulp 3-4 tbsp
Jaggery 1 lump/small block
Coriander chopped & Sprig for garnish.

Method:-
For boiling dal:-
1. Take a cooker add soaked dal, turmeric powder, tomatoes, green Chillies, salt and water cover the cooker lid and cook till 6-8 whistle and keep aside.
For making Sambar masala:-
2. Take a pan add 1 tbsp oil heat up.
3. Now add Bengal gram, urad dal, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, whole red chilli, curry leaves and fenugreek seeds mix well and roast until its aroma comes out.
4. Now switch off the flame. Then take a mixer grinder add the roasted masala, turmeric powder, asafoetida and salt.
5. Then cool down the masala and grind into a powder and keep aside for further use.
For making Sambar:-
6. Take a kadai add oil, mustard seeds, dry red chilli, asafoetida, urad dal, Bengal gram mix well.
7. Then add curry leaves, shallots mix well.
8. Then add Drumstick cut into 1 inch long, carrot, white pumpkin, red pumpkin and brinjal cubes mix well and saute for few mins.
9. Then add salt, turmeric and red chilli powder mix well and saute for few sec.
10. Now add water mix well and bring to a boil.
11. Now open the cooker lid and mix the dal with the wooden masher.
12. Then pour the dal into the sambar kadai and mix well.
13. Now add sambar masala and stir for a while.
14. Then add tamarind pulp and jaggery mix well and cook for 20 mins.
15. Remove in a serving bowl and garnish with chopped coriander.
16. Serve hot with boiled Rice/Idli.

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