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sambar vada recipe | how to make south indian sambar vadai

easy sambar vada recipe | how to make south indian sambar vadai
Course Breakfast
Cuisine south indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 10 Servings
Author HEBBARS KITCHEN

Ingredients

for sambar:

  • ½ cup toor dal
  • 1 to mato
  • ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • cup water
  • 3 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard / rai
  • pinch of hing / asaofetida
  • 1 dried red chilli
  • few curry leaves
  • 2 green chilli slit
  • ½ onion petals
  • ½ cup tamarind extract
  • ½ tsp jaggery / gud
  • 1 tsp salt
  • cup water
  • 1 tbsp sambar powder
  • 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter

for vada:

  • 1 cup urad dal
  • 2 green chilli finely chopped
  • 1 inch ginger finely chopped
  • few curry leaves finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp coriander finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp dry coconut / kopra chopped
  • pinch of hing / asafoetida
  • 2 tbsp rice flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • oil for deep frying

Instructions

  • firstly, pressure cook ½ cup toor dal, 1 tomato, ¼ tsp turmeric and 1½ cup water for 5 whistle.
  • in a kadai heat 3 tsp oil and saute 1 tsp mustard, pinch of hing, 1 dried red chilli and few curry leaves.
  • also saute 2 green chilli and ½ onion for a minute.
  • now add ½ cup tamarind extract, ½ tsp jaggery and 1 tsp salt. mix well.
  • boil for 10 minutes or till tamarind extract gets cooked well.
  • add in whisked dal and tomato. mix well.
  • also add 1½ cup water and adjust consistency. boil well.
  • furthermore add 1 tbsp of sambar powder and stir well.
  • add in 1 tbsp ghee and boil for 2 minutes.
  • finally sambar is ready to serve with vada or idli.