Hotel Style Sambar

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    South Indian • Tamil • Main Course Gravy

    Hotel Style Sambar

    40 mins
    4 servings
    Cooked 200+ times recently
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    +−About this dish

    Hotel-style sambar: toor dal with drumstick, carrot and shallots, slightly sweetened with jaggery and tempered with urad dal and curry leaves. Pair with idli, dosa or rice.

    Ingredients · 20

    • 50 g Toor Dal (washed and pressure cooked)
    • 600 ml Water
    • 2 tbsp Ghee (for sautéing)
    • 0.5 tsp Mustard Seeds
    • 0.25 tsp Hing
    • 10 leaves Curry Leaves (washed)
    • 6 g Split Urad Dal
    • 100 g Sambar Onions (cut)
    • 2 piece Tomato (cut in two)
    • 20 g Carrot (peeled and cut)
    • 3 g Ginger (peeled)
    • 1 piece Green Chilli (stem removed)
    • 1 tbsp Sambar Powder
    • 1.5 tsp Salt
    • 0.25 tsp Turmeric
    • 0.5 tbsp Tamarind Paste
    • 14 g Jaggery (shaved)
    • 1 stem Drumstick (trimmed)
    • 4 stem Coriander Leaves (minced for garnish)
    • 0.5 tbsp Ghee (for garnish)

    Instructions

    1. 1

      Add Initial Tempering and Aromatics

      • Add
      • Sautés
      • Stirs
      • 1 min
      +−How

      Add 2 tbsp Ghee to The Upliance jar. Then add 0.5 tsp Mustard Seeds, 0.25 tsp Hing, 10 washed Curry Leaves, and 6g Split Urad Dal. The Upliance will select sauté mode on medium heat for 30 seconds with automatic stirring. Next, add 100g cut Sambar Onions, 3g peeled Ginger, and 1 piece Green Chilli.

    2. 2

      Automated Sautéing and Vegetable Prep

      • Add
      • Sautés
      • Stirs
      • 6 min
      +−How

      The device will now precisely sauté the aromatics on low-medium heat for 5 minutes with automatic stirring. After sautéing, add 2 pieces of Tomato (cut in two) and 20g Carrot (peeled and cut) to the jar. The Upliance will gently mix these using the automatic stirring feature on low heat for 10 seconds.

    3. 3

      Combine Dal, Vegetables, and Spices for Simmering

      • Stirs
      • Simmers
      • 30 min
      +−How

      Repeat the above by adding the 50g pressure cooked Toor Dal, 600ml Water, 1 tbsp Sambar Powder, 1.5 tsp Salt, 0.25 tsp Turmeric, 0.5 tbsp Tamarind Paste, 14g shaved Jaggery, and 1 trimmed Drumstick. The Upliance will now cook the sambar, simmering it on low-medium heat for approximately 30 minutes with continuous automatic stirring.

    4. 4

      Garnish and Serve

      • Serve
      +−How

      The dish is ready. Garnish the hot sambar in The Upliance jar or a serving bowl with 4 stems minced Coriander Leaves and 0.5 tbsp Ghee before serving.

    Why this recipe works better with Upliance

    • No Chopping
    • Automatic Stirring
    • Precise Temperature at 120°C

    Nutritional Information

    340
    Calories
    37g
    Carbs
    10g
    Protein
    17g
    Fat

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