Monday 4 June 2018

Sambar using fresh ground masala, Arachuvitta sambar

Sambar is traditional and very popular south Indian cusine. We can prepare sambar in many ways, but sambar prepared using freshly ground masala paste gives fresh aroma and gives good taste with all added spices. Sambar prepared using freshly ground  masala taste very good than sambar using powder. My mom always prefers preparing sambar with fresh ground masala. I usually prefer to add multiple vegitables to make it much healthier 🤗. You can have this sambar with steamed rice, idli, dosa, badav and pongal.

Different ways of preparing masala


1) By frying all the spices with coconut and make it paste.


2) By grinding only coconut and adding all powders(coriander,cumin, Funugreek powder etc.,) or sambar powder .


   Both the ways gives good taste. But if you talk about good aroma yes i prefer 1st way 🤗🤗. TodayI am using drumsticks, carrot and beans in sambar.I will post sambar powder, sambar using sambar powder and all varieties of sambar soon..




Sambar using fresh ground masala || Arachuvitta sambar.



 Pre Time :  15 minutes

Cook Time : 20 minutes
Serves : 5
Recipe Category: Sambar
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Author : Aruna

Ingredients


Toordal - 1 cup

Drumsticks - 2
Carrot - 1
Beans - 5
Shallot onions - 1 cup
Tomatoes - 2
Curry leaves - 1 spig
Oil -3 tsp
Salt as needed

For masala paste


Coriander seeds - 2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Chana dal - 1 tsp
Red chillies - 4 to 5
Curry leaves - 2 spigs
Funugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
Peppers - 5
Freshly scraped coconut - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp



To temper


Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 spig
Asafetida/hing - a pinch
Red chillies - 2
Red chilli powder - a pinch( optional)

Preparation


* Wash 1 cup toor dal and soak 30 minutes and pressure cook it for 4-5 whistles or until it become smooth. Mash the dal well and keep it ready.





* Clean all the vegetables and cut it in required shape. Peel onions and keep it aside.




* Soak tamarind in water and extract the juice.


Method

1) Take a pan add 1 tsp oil, add coriander seeds fry it for a second, add chana dal & urad dal, fry it for asecond. Add cumin seeds, fungreek seeds, pepper,red chillies, curry leaves one by one and fry it well on medium flames.




2) Switch off the flames, now add freshly scraped coconut and saute it once.




3) Take all the fried items in a plate and let it cool. Now grind it to fine paste by adding water.




4) Take a bowl add drumsticks with1 glass of water and pinch salt. And half boil the drumsticks, it will take 5 minute when you boiled in medium flames.Do not waste the starch use it in sambar.




5) Add 1/2 tsp oil in a pan add onions, green chillies fr it for a second, add carrot and beans fry it by adding salt. Close the lid and cook for 5 minutes.




6) Add half boiled drumsticks,tomatoes and boil it until the vegetables cook well.




7) Add tamarind juice to the vegetables and boil it until it's raw smell goes.




8) Add finely ground paste along with salt and turmeric powder.






9) Boil the sambar 10 minutes in medium flames until all the vegetables cook well and get thick consistency.




10) Take a pan add 2 tsp of oil heat it for a second, add mustard seeds once it splutters add cumin seeds, Curry leaves ,red chillies, hing and fry it well and switch off the flames, now add pinch red chilli powder.




 11) Add coriander leaves and a tempered items in boiled sambar.




Yummy drumstick sambar is ready to serve 😋😋😋.


Note


* Use freshly scraped coconut to get rich taste.


* You can also use potatoes, brinjal, radish in sambar.


* You can also pressure cook vegetables for 1 whistle, if you in hurry.


* You can all pressure cook vegetables while cooking toor dal. After 1 whistle remove the vegetables and again pressure cook dal.


* You can increase the quantity of red chilli, and also add red chilli powder while boiling sambar.


* You can also add jaggery while boiling sambar.



Tips

◆ Add red chilli powder in step 10) after switching off flames, it gives you good texture and taste.


Health benifits toor dal


● Superior source of carbohydrates which are required to build body energy.


● Heals digestive disorders


● Protein rich


● Stabilizes blood sugar


● Improves heart health etc.,


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