Udipi Sambar -3
(from Nandini’s recipe box)
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Serves 4 people
Categories: Side dish for Idli/Dosa, sambar/Curry/Huli
Ingredients
- 2.Red gram(Thuvaraparippu) - 1/2 cup
- Coconut oil - 2 tbsp
- Groundnut oil - As reqd
- Fenugreek seedss(Uluva) - 1/2 tsp
- Black gram(Uzhunnuparippu) - 1 tbsp
- Dried red chillies - 6 nos
- Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
- Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) - 1/2 tbsp
- Curry leaves - 1 sprig
- Coconut(grated) - 1/4 cup
- Small onions(Kunjulli) - 25 nos
- Green chillies - 2 nos
- Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Asafoetida(Kaayam) - 1/4 tsp
- Tamarind(Puli) - 1 small lemon sized ball
- Salt - 1 tsp
- Jaggery - 1 tsp
- (crumbled)
Directions
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Preparation Method of Udipi Sambar – (Udupi Sambar) Recipe
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1)Cook the red gram till done and mash well.
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2)Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a heavy bottomed pan.
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3)Add the methi seeds and fry till light red.
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4)Add 1/2 tsp black gram and fry till it too is light red.
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5)Add the red chillies and coriander seeds and fry till well roasted.
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6)Add curry leaves and grated coconut and fry for a few minutes.
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7)When cool, grind in a mixer to a fine paste, adding a little water.
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8)Clean and peel the onions (keeping them whole).
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9)Heat 1 tbsp oil in a heavy bottomed pan.
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10)Add 1/2 tsp mustard seeds.
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11)When they splutter, add 1/2 tsp black gram and asafoetida and fry for a minute.
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12)Add sambhar onions, green chillies and curry leaves.
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13)Also add vegetables of your choice.
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14)Fry well till you get a nice aroma.
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15)Add a little water, cover and cook till the vegetables are done.
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16)Soak the tamarind in a little water and extract the pulp.
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17)Add it to the cooked vegetables.
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18)Bring it to a boil.
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19)Add salt and jaggery and cook till the raw smell of tamarind disappears.
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20)Add the mashed dal and the ground masala paste.
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21)Mix well, add a little water if required.
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22)Simmer Udipi Sambar (Udupi Sambar) for a couple of minutes.
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:- Serve Udipi Sambar (Udupi Sambar) hot with rice or dosa.
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:- Can add vegetables like lady fingers, brinjals, pumpkin and drumsticks to the Udipi