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Udipi Sambar
Udipi Sambar is yet another famous recipe from the world-renowned 'Udipi Cuisine'. Udipi cuisine has a deep-rooted ancient history and it needs another whole blog to describe its highlights.
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
Indian
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
25
minutes
minutes
Total Time
40
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
people
Calories
242
kcal
Author
Sujatha Muralidhar
Ingredients
For the prepping
½
cup
toor dal
/split pigeon pea-rinsed
1
cup
water
for cooking toor dal
1
tamarind
small lemon size-soaked in hot water for 15 minutes
1
cup
hot water
for soaking tamarind
Ingredients For Grinding:
3
red chilies
1
teaspoon
coriander seeds
2
teaspoon
urad dal
1
teaspoon
chana dal
1
teaspoon
cumin seeds
¼
teaspoon
fenugreek seeds
¼
cup
grated coconut
For the cooking
1
drumstick
2
brinjal
/ eggplant
2
tomato
½
teaspoon
turmeric powder
1
teaspoon
salt
or as required
3
cups
water
For seasoning
1
teaspoon
vegetable oil
1
teaspoon
black mustard seeds
1
teaspoon
urad dal
/skinless black gram
1
teaspoon
asafoetida
1
sprig
curry leaves
Instructions
For prepping
For the toor dal-To the pressure cooker pan, add toor dal and water.
Close the lid, and cook in high heat for the first whistle. And turn to low heat and cook further for 10 minutes.
Wait for 10 minutes more for the steam to release naturally.
Open the lid and set aside.
For the tamarind-Soak tamarind in hot water for 15 minutes.
Then squeaze and extract the juice. Discard the residue if any.
Transfer the tamarind extract to a bowl and set aside.
For grinding
Over medium heat, place a pan. And add red chilies, coriander seeds, urad dal, chana dal, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, and grated coconut.
Dry roast them till chana dal changes its color to a golden brown.
To the blender jar, add all these ingredients and grind them to a smooth powder.
For seasoning
Over medium heat, place a pan and add vegetable oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, and asafoetida. Wait for mustard seeds to splutter.
Add curry leaves and saute for 30 seconds.
For cooking
Add 3 cups of water to the pan and add cooked toor dal, chopped drumstick, brinjal, tomato, turmeric powder, and salt.
Bring it to boil in the high heat for 10 minutes or until the drumstick is cooked well in the center.
Once the veggies cooked add tamarind extract. And cook in the medium heat for 10 mins or until it leaves out the raw flavor.
Finally, add the ground spices and cook further for 2 minutes.
Serve Udipi Sambar with rice.
Nutrition
Calories:
242
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
35
g
|
Protein:
13
g
|
Fat:
8
g
|
Saturated Fat:
4
g
|
Cholesterol:
17
mg
|
Sodium:
643
mg
|
Potassium:
859
mg
|
Fiber:
13
g
|
Sugar:
13
g
|
Vitamin A:
905
IU
|
Vitamin C:
72
mg
|
Calcium:
58
mg
|
Iron:
3
mg