The Famous Udupi Sambar

Ingredients :

• 1/2 Cup Toor Dal


• 1/2 Tsp Fenugreek seeds


• 1 Tsp Urad Dal


• 6 Nos Red Chillies


• 2 Tsps Corriander seeds


• 5 sprigs Curry Leaves


• 1 cup coconut (Grated)


• 30 nos Shallots


• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds


• 1 pinch asafoetida


• 2 Nos Green chillies


• 2 cups cut chunks of vegetables (brinjals, carrots, french beans, pumpkin, yam)


• 2 Tsp tamarind paste:


• Salt to taste


• 2 Tsps Jaggery/Salt


• Oil as per need

Cooking Instructions :

- Cook the tuvar dal till tender then mash.
- Heat 1 tblsp oil in a heavy bottomed pan and roast the fenugreek seeds till light red, then add 1/2 tsp urad dal and let it saute till they change colour too.
- Add the red chilli and coriander seeds.
- Add a 3 sprigs of curry leaves and the grated coconut and roast.
- They should all turn light brown and aromatic.
- Cool and grind to a fine paste with a little water.
- Heat 1 tblsp oil in a pan.
- Add the mustard seed.
- When they splutter add 1/2 tsp of urad dal and the hing.
- Fry for a minute.
- Add the onions and green chillies, slit and the rest of the curry leaves.
- Add your choice of vegetables Fry till you get a nice aroma.
- Add a little water.
- Cover and cook till the veges are done.
- Extract pulp from the tamarind and add to the vegetables.
- Add salt and crumbled jaggery (you can use brown sugar i think instead) and cook till the raw smell of the tamarind disappears.
- Add the mashed dal and the ground masala.
- Mix weel and add a little water if reqd.
- Simmer for a few mins.
- Serve with dosas, idlis or rice.