Chennai Style Sambar
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
Ingredients
- 50 g Toor Dal (washed)
- 650 ml Water
- 1 stem Coriander Leaves (trimmed)
- 120 g Small Brinjal
- 100 g Sambar Onions (Shallots, sliced)
- 2 tbsp Refined Oil
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- 0.5 tsp Turmeric
- 2 Dried Red Chilli (remove)
- 0.25 tsp Hing
- 10 Curry Leaves (wash)
- 10 cloves Garlic (peel)
- 5 g Ginger (peel)
- 1 piece Tamarind Paste (remove)
- 70 g Tomato (cut)
- 1 tbsp Sambar Powder
- 1.5 tsp Salt
- 0.25 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 0.5 tbsp Coriander Leaves (none)
Instructions
Add Initial Ingredients to Jar
Add Toor Dal, Water, Coriander Leaves to The Upliance 2.0 jar for pressure cooking. After pressure cooking move contents to a seperate bowl and set aside to be reused in later steps.
Cook Veggies
Add Small Brinjal, Sambar Onions, Tomato to the Upliance 2.0 jar. Select stir-fry mode on high heat for 7 minutes until veggies are cooked.
Add spices and other ingredients
Add Refined Oil, Ghee, Turmeric, Dried Red Chilli, Hing, Curry Leaves, Garlic, Ginger, Tamarind Paste, Sambar Powder, Salt, and the previously cooked Dal. The Upliance 2.0 will now cook the ingredients automatically for 8 minutes on medium heat.
The dish is ready to serve
Set Upliance 2.0 to sauté mode on low heat for 3 minutes. Garnish with Mustard Seeds and Coriander Leaves before serving.
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Precise Temperature
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