Ingredients for Special Sambar:
1. Coconut oil – 1 big spoon
2. Asafoetida (LG) – 10 gm
3. Bengal gram dal – 5 gm
Fenugreek – 5 gm
Black gram dal – 5 gm
4. Coriander seeds – 10 gm
5. Curry leaves – A little
6. Red chillies – 10 gm
7. Pigeon peas – 200 gm
Turmeric powder – ½ small spoon
Curry leaves – A stem
8. Tamarind – 40 gms
9. Turmeric powder – ½ small spoon
Chilli powder – ½ small spoon
Salt – For taste
Asafoetida (LG) – 10 gm
Jaggery – A little
Curry leaves – A little
10. Coconut oil – 1 small spoon
11. Drumstick – 10 gm
Bitter gourd – 5 gms
12. Eggplant – 15 gm
Okra – 15 gm
13. Coconut oil – 1 big spoon
14. Mustard – 1 small spoon
Red chillies broken – 2
Curry leaves – 2 stems
15. Coriander leaves – A little
How to prepare Special Sambar?
1. Heat oil in a small pan and add asafoetida.
2. When it’s well fried, add ingredients no: 3.
3. When it’s well fried, add coriander seeds and a few curry leaves.
4. When coriander seeds and curry leaves are well fried, add 10 gm chillies.
5. When red chillies are fried well, turn off the flame.
6. Add a little water to this fried mixture and make a fine paste.
7. Boil 1.5 litres of water and add pigeon peas.
8. Add curry leaves and turmeric powder and cook them well.
9. Again, add 1.5 litres of water to it and stir well.
10. When the dal settles down, transfer the boiled water to another container. You can use it to prepare rasam for sadya.
11. Use the remaining dal for sambar.
12. Put tamarind in hot water and extract its juice.
13. Mix it with 1 litre of water and boil well, adding ingredients no: 9.
14. When it boils, add coconut oil.
15. Put the cut drumstick and bitter gourd pieces.
16. When the bitter gourd is well-cooked, add eggplant and okra pieces and boil well.
17. Add cooked dal to it and boil again.
18. Add the ground paste, boil well, and turn off the flame.
19. Heat coconut oil in a pan and fry ingredients no: 14.
20. Pour it into the sambar and decorate with chopped coriander leaves.
Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine August 15-31, 2010
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