Buttermilk Sambhar - Cook Smart

Ingredients list for Buttermilk Sambhar - Cook Smart

• 1 cup Sour buttermilk
• 3-4 Dried red chillies
• 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon Coriander seeds
• 6-7 Black peppercorns
• 2 teaspoons Poppy seeds
• 2 Garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup Fresh coconut scraped
• 3 tablespoons Oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Mustard seeds
• 20-25 Curry leaves
• 10-12 Shallots peeled
• to taste Salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 1/2 cup Boondi

Method

1. Put dried red chillies, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, peppercorns, poppy seeds, garlic cloves and coconut into a grinder jar. Add a little water and grind into a smooth paste.
2. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a non-stick pan. Add 1 teaspoon mustard seeds, 10-15 curry leaves and shallots and saute well. Cover and cook for 2 minutes
3. Transfer ground paste into a bowl, add buttermilk and mix well. Add salt and turmeric powder and mix well.
4. Add buttermilk mixture to the pan, mix well and simmer till it comes to a boil.
5. Add boondi, mix and simmer for 2 minutes.
6. Heat remaining oil in another non-stick pan. Add remaining mustard seeds and remaining curry leaves, let the seeds splutter and add this tempering to the sambhar.
7. Serve hot.