Southern Indian Lentil Stew - Sambar/Kuah Dalca
Southern Indian Lentil Stew - Sambar/Kuah Dalca

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Sambar is a delicious traditional South Indian dish made with vegetables, dal/lentils and a special spice powder known as sambar powder. South Indian sambar is a delicious lentil and vegetable stew. Curry leaves, whole spices, green chilies and tamarind make this a special vegetarian curry.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have 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:
  1. Make ready [For Lentil Base]
  2. Take 1 cup Yellow Lentils
  3. Get as needed Water (for boiling)
  4. Take [Sambar Paste]
  5. Take 5 pc Fresh Red Chillies (deseed, chopped roughly)
  6. Get 20 g Fresh Turmeric (roughly chopped)
  7. Get 2 Tbsp Coriander Seeds
  8. Get 2 tsp Cumin Seeds
  9. Get 1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
  10. Take 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
  11. Prepare 1 tsp Black Gram (Urad Dal)
  12. Make ready 1 Tbsp Split Chickpea (Chana Dal)
  13. Prepare 2 Sprigs Curry Leaves
  14. Prepare 2 g Asafoetida (optional)
  15. Prepare 2 Tbsp Cooking Oil
  16. Get [Stew] - add your own veggies
  17. Get 100 g Carrots (rough dice)
  18. Take 100 g Eggplant (rough slice)
  19. Get 100 g Tomatoes (rough dice)
  20. Get 2 pc Green Chillies (slit)
  21. Make ready 2 pc Red Chillies (slit)
  22. Prepare 30 g Fresh Coriander (rough chop, stem and leaves separated)
  23. Make ready as needed Water (for stewing)
  24. Prepare 1 Tbsp Palm Sugar
  25. Take 5 pc Tamarind Slice or Juice from 2 Tbsp Tamarind Paste
  26. Get as needed Salt (by my count, 1 tsp)

Sambhar is a spicy, tangy South Indian lentil and vegetable stew served alongside idli, dosa, uttapam & rice. Dal (lentil): Sambar is almost always cooked with toor dal (yellow pigeon pea lentils also known as arhar or tuva dal in Hindi). Learn how to prepare and cook them with the authentic recipes. View all recommended restaurants in the world.

Steps to make Southern Indian Lentil Stew - Sambar/Kuah Dalca:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

Sambar is a popular curry dish prepared with a tamarind-based broth, lentils, and vegetables. Sambar recipe is easy to make South Indian dish that has hotel Sambar taste. 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. Learn how to make Slow Cooker South Indian Lentil Stew & see the Smartpoints value of this great recipe.

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