Home

Regional

South India

Tamil

Sambhar

Indian Recipes

Image taken from the movie "Transformers"

We have over 400 Indian recipes on our site including over 100 video recipes. The recipes are well categorized and search able as well.

More...

Indian Grocery Store Guide

With many Indian now living across the globe, Indian grocery stores are now opening around the world. With over 3,000 restaurant listings from over 20 countries, this is one of the most comprensive collection of Indian grocery stores.

More...

Indian Restaurant Guide

Image taken from the "Invaders"

Indian restaurants are popular all over the world and new ones are popping up every day. With over 17,000 restaurant listings from over 100 countries, this is one of the most comprensive collection of Indian restaurants.

More...

Summer 2011 Facebook Fan Recipe Book Giveaway

To celebrate the upcoming 2500 Fans mark, we are giving away a copy of Sanjeev Kapoor's Khazana of Indian Recipes. Sanjeev Kapoor is one of India's most famous chefs and TV personality.

More...

Signup as a Facebook fan of Indian Food

With over 2500 fans registered, we have been growing our fan-base at a fast pace. Signup as Facebook fan and you can get the latest updates and also get a chance to win some prizes in our giveaways.

More...

Follow us on Twitter

If you are a Twitter user, sign up to get our tweets. We tweet restaurant deals, restaurant openings and other information related to Indian food.

More...

Welcome to the Recipe section of IndianFoodsGuide.com. Our aim is to build a great collection of recipes that you can all enjoy. In order to make the look up easy, we have categorized the food by Region, Main Ingredient, Specialty etc. The recipes on this site are built in a manner that will make it easy for you to locate the recipe of your choice based on numerous searchable options. Try our Advanced Search feature here.

Sambhar

Thursday, 01 November 2007

Ingredients

At a glance

Regional

Tamil

Main Ingredient

Mixed Vegetables

Dal

Arhar dal 2 cups
Mixed vegetables 2 cups, Brinjal, French beans, carrot, etc
Onion 2, chopped
Coconut 2 tablespoons
Coriander leaves 2 tablespoons
Fenugreek seeds a pinch
Asfoetida a pinch
Turmeric powder ¼ teaspoon
Oil 2 tablespoons
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Curry leaves 2 sprigs
Coriander leaves 2 tablespoons, chopped
Tamarind lemon sized ball
Salt to taste

Methods/steps

Cook the dal after cleaning and mash it well.
Chop the mixed vegetables into pieces and add them to the cooked dal.
Add the onions, boil and keep aside.
Roast the asfoetida, fenugreek seeds and coriander seeds in oil and grind it with coconut and tamarind to form a smooth paste.
Add this to the dal mixture and then add turmeric powder, salt and a little water and boil for a minute.
Heat oil and add the mustard seeds and curry leaves and when the mustard crackles add this to the dal.
Serve hot with steaming rice or idli.

Additional Tips

There are no tips or comments for this recipe

Recipe reproduced with permission from : http://selfstyledchef.blogspot.com/

Reviews

Rate this recipe

Latest Recipes

Twitter Feed

Partner Sites

Global Desi Yellow Pages - our partner site videsh.com has a comprehensive collection of Desi business from around the world. From beauty parlours, jewellers to Desi driving schools, these Yellow Pages should help you get your meet your Desi desire.