Friday, July 23, 2010

The Hotel Sambhar

I know everyone of us drool as we see the waiter bring in the yummy sambhar along with hot idlis, dosa or rice...I always wanted to make something that tasted at least somewhat like the nearest cousin of THE HOTEL SAMBHAR ...then one fine day found out this recipe from some old tamil newspaper clippings i have been collecting and i made few changes for better taste and ease of cooking try this and let me know
Ingredients Toor Dhall - 1 cup Sambhar onions(shallots) - 15 nos Tomato ripe - 3 nos Drumstick - 8 finger length pieces Brinjal - 1 cut into cubes Green chili - 1 Garlic - 2 pods Tamarind juice - size of a amla Grated Coconut - 2 tbsp roast it in a kadai till it turns little brown Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Chilli powder - 2 tsp Coriander powder - 1 1/2 tsp Sambhar powder - 2 tbsp Jaggery - 1 tbsp Ghee - 2tbsp 0il - 2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp Curry leaves - a few asafoetida - 3/4 tsp Salt Coriander leaves Method Wash the toor dhall and pressure cook it with little salt for 4 whistles and mash it well Cook brinjal and drumstick seperately with little salt and turmeric powder Now heat Oil in a deep Pan and add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, hing and wait till it splutters Now add onions, slit green chili and garlic pods and cook till they are brown Add tomatoes that are finely chopped along with chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt and cook till the tomatoes turn mushy Now pour in two cups of water along with tamarind juice ,cooked and mashed dhall, sambhar powder, cooked vegetables , jaggery and roasted coconut and let it simmer till the raw smell is gone When the sambhar boils add in Ghee and coriander leaves and let it cook for 2 mins This can be served with idlis, dosas and rice

2 comments:

  1. lovely pic... looks awesome :)

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  2. I tried this recipie varsh. Came out really superb. Yummy !!!

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