Hotel Style Sambar

40 mins

4 servings

Cooked 200+ times recently

Veg

★ 4.3

Ingredients

50 g Toor Dal (washed and pressure cooked)
3 tbsp Ghee (divided)
0.5 tsp Mustard Seeds
0.25 tsp Hing
10 leaves Curry Leaves (washed)
6 g Split Urad Dal
100 g Sambar Onions (peeled)
2 pieces Tomato (halved)
20 g Carrot (peeled)
3 g Ginger (peeled)
1 piece Green Chilli
1 tbsp Tamarind Paste
1.5 tsp Sambar Powder
0.25 tsp Salt
14 g Jaggery (shaved)
1 stem Drumstick (trimmed)
4 stems Coriander Leaves (minced)

Instructions

Chennai-style Sambar has a tangy taste blended with spiciness. It is a versatile dish and can be paired with Idli/Rice/Vada or Dosa

Add spices and onions to jar
Add 2 tbsp ghee, mustard seeds, hing, curry leaves, and urad dal to The Upliance jar. The device will sauté on medium heat. Then add peeled sambar onions and sauté on low heat for 5 minutes.
The device will now cut vegetables
Add tomatoes, carrots, ginger, and green chilli to The Upliance jar. The device will automatically cut the vegetables and mix the aromatics on low heat.
Add remaining ingredients and cook
Add tamarind paste, sambar powder, salt, jaggery, drumstick, and the externally pressure-cooked dal to the jar. The device will simmer everything on low heat for 33 minutes with automatic stirring.
The dish is ready
The Sambar is perfectly cooked. Garnish with minced coriander leaves and the remaining ghee. Serve hot with Idli, Rice, or Dosa.

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No Chopping

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Precise Temperature at 120°C

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Nutritional Information

340

Calories

37g

Carbs

10g

Protein

17g

Fat

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Hotel Style Sambar

40 mins

4 servings

Cooked 200+ times recently

Veg

★ 4.3

Ingredients

50 g Toor Dal (washed and pressure cooked)
3 tbsp Ghee (divided)
0.5 tsp Mustard Seeds
0.25 tsp Hing
10 leaves Curry Leaves (washed)
6 g Split Urad Dal
100 g Sambar Onions (peeled)
2 pieces Tomato (halved)
20 g Carrot (peeled)
3 g Ginger (peeled)
1 piece Green Chilli
1 tbsp Tamarind Paste
1.5 tsp Sambar Powder
0.25 tsp Salt
14 g Jaggery (shaved)
1 stem Drumstick (trimmed)
4 stems Coriander Leaves (minced)

Instructions

Chennai-style Sambar has a tangy taste blended with spiciness. It is a versatile dish and can be paired with Idli/Rice/Vada or Dosa

Add spices and onions to jar
Add 2 tbsp ghee, mustard seeds, hing, curry leaves, and urad dal to The Upliance jar. The device will sauté on medium heat. Then add peeled sambar onions and sauté on low heat for 5 minutes.
The device will now cut vegetables
Add tomatoes, carrots, ginger, and green chilli to The Upliance jar. The device will automatically cut the vegetables and mix the aromatics on low heat.
Add remaining ingredients and cook
Add tamarind paste, sambar powder, salt, jaggery, drumstick, and the externally pressure-cooked dal to the jar. The device will simmer everything on low heat for 33 minutes with automatic stirring.
The dish is ready
The Sambar is perfectly cooked. Garnish with minced coriander leaves and the remaining ghee. Serve hot with Idli, Rice, or Dosa.