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Mixed Veg Sambhar

Sambar, also spelled sambhar or sambaar, is a lentil-based vegetable stew cooked with tamarind. It is a popular South Indian Dish. It is a definite part of South Indian meals. Sometimes, they make it even more than once a day – for breakfast and later for lunch or dinner. When you are in a hurry to cook a meal these recipes are a life saver. I usually make sambhar using the method as I have mentioned in this post as this is a very easy method & less time consuming for me. Let's learn how to prepare mix veg sambhar.

Ingredients :

Servings : 4-5

• Cooked Toor dal - 1/2 cup (pressure cook dal for 5 whistles, mash well & keep aside)
• Tamarind - small lemon sized ball
• Onion -1 finely chopped
• Tomato - 1 finely chopped
• Mixed Vegetables - 1 cup (You can use any vegetables like beans, carrot, cauliflower, potato,brinjal, do not add too many vegetables,So just use 1 cup of mixed vegetables)
• Sambar powder - 2 tsp (I used homemade sambhar powder, It will also be available in Indian super markets around you.)
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Salt as required
• Mustard seeds -1 tsp
• Hing -  pinch
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Red Chilli - 1
• Curry leaves - 8-10

I used 1/2  carrot, 1 small potato,10-15 beans

Method : 

1. Heat a tbsp of oil, add mustard seeds,when it splutters,add hing, red chillies, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves,  finely chopped onions and saute for a few minutes.Then add tomatoes, saute again for 2-3 mins.  
2. Add Mix vegetables, turmeric powder, salt needed and sambar powder saute well, add tamarind water at last & stir well. Let it boil until the raw smell of the tamarind and the sambar powder goes. Approximately it will take around 10 minutes.
3. Then Add the mashed dal to the sambar along with needed water .Simmer and bring everything to a boil, until the sambar thickens a little. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with Hot steamed Pongal,Rice, Dosa/idli

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