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Onion Sambar

Sambhar with an extra inclusion of sambhar onions as a normal variation.Simple and easy to make sambar made with small onions aka pearl onion or shallots. Serve with steamed rice, idli, dosa. Onion Sambar is a very popular South Indian sambar. It goes well with rice and most South Indian tiffins. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Main Ingredients Split pigeon pea, Sambar onions
Cuisine Tamil Nadu
Course Dals and Kadhis
Prep Time 26-30 minutes
Cook time 26-30 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Spicy
Level of Cooking Moderate
Others Veg
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Ingredients list for Onion Sambar

  • ½ cup Split pigeon pea
  • 20-25 Sambar onions
  • 2 tablespoons Oil
  • lemon size Tamarind
  • 4 Green chillies slit
  • 7-8 Sambhar onions
  • ¼ bunch Fresh coriander leaves
  • 10-12 Curry leaves
  • ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 4 Whole dry red chillies
  • ½ teaspoon Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) optional
  • ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida
  • 1½ teaspoons Sambhar powder
  • to taste Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Rice flour

Method

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  1. Wash and pressure-cook dal in two and a half cups of water with turmeric powder and 1 teaspoon of oil. Mash the cooked dal lightly with a wooden spoon. Soak tamarind in one cup of warm water. Remove the pulp, strain and keep aside. Wash, remove stems and slit green chillies.
  2. Peel and wash sambar onions. Clean, wash and chop coriander leaves. Wash and pat dry curry leaves. Heat remaining oil in a thick-bottomed pan, add mustard seeds, stir-fry till they start to crackle. Add whole red chillies, fenugreek seeds and asafoetida.
  3. Add slit green chillies, curry leaves and sambar onions and cook on medium heat stirring continuously for four to five minutes. Stir in tamarind pulp, sambar powder, salt and one cup of water. Reduce heat and simmer for six to eight minutes or till onions are tender.
  4. Add boiled dal and simmer for two to three minutes. Blend rice flour in a quarter cup of water and add to sambar. Stir well and cook further for two to three minutes, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.

Nutrition Info

Calories 1010
Carbohydrates 83.2
Protein 26.5
Fat 63.4
Other Fiber 14.7gm
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