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I want the tamil nadu sambhar recipe that you get in hotels,please do help ,i looovvve the sambhar we get in hotels and they taste so different. Anu replied. Ingredients
Tur dhal - ? Cup; Turmeric Pwd - ? tspn; Asafotedia pwd -1/2 tspn. 150 g. Sambar Onions; 3 med. Size Tomatoes; marble size ball of tamarind - soak in ? cup hot water - extract thick pulp & keep aside; Green chillies 2 -3 no's; Jaggery - 1 tspn; Salt to taste; If desired any other vegetables could be used - like Drumsticks; Potato, Brinjals, etc., For the Masala Paste: 6 Dry Chillies; 2 tspns. Corriander seeds; 1tspn Jeera Seeds; 1tspn. Pepper Corns; 1tspn channa Dhal; 1 tspn Urud Dhal; ? Coconut (fresh) - fry the ingredients kept for the masala in 1 tbspn oil - till a nice aroma is got - leave to cool - then either dry grind to a powder or add water & make a paste & keep. For seasoning: Mustard Seeds - 1tspn; Vendium Seeds - ? tspn. 2-3 Red Dry Chillies deseeded, broken & kept; 1 tspn. Urud Dhal; A sprig of Curry leaves; Oil - 4 tbspns For Garnish : Chopped coriander leaves 3 Tbspns. 2-3 tbspns of ghee
Method
Method Wash Dhal nicely put in cooker add Turmeric pwd, Asafetida, 1 Tomato & water - Cook for 3 whistles - remove from heat & leave to depressurize. In the meantime place a vessel on heat, add oil add the seasoning ingredients - when mustard seeds crackle add the Sambar Onions & fry to a golden brown - (if you are adding any other vegetables to the Sambar you could do so after the Onions are brown) add tomatoes & fry till tomatoes are soft - now add ? -3/4 cups of water - (here again if vegetables other than Onions are being added then add 2 - 2 ? cups of water for vegetables to cook) - leave to bubble - (once the vegetables are cooked), add the dhal mixture from the cooker (if it is too thick) add water, mix well - add the slit green chillies & bring to a bubble, add 2 tbspns of the ground masala; now add yr. thick tamarind pulp, salt to taste, jaggery & mix well leave to thicken - when required thickness has been achieved - remove from heat - garnish with chopped coriander leaves & a tablespoon or 2 of Ghee -
Priya replied. Hi !!!
here it goes --

ingredients:
1.200 gms vegs
2.200 gms tuar dhal
3.6-7 red chillies
4.1 tsp daniya
5.1 tsp raw rice
6.1/4 tsp methi
7.2 tsp grated fresh coconut
8.2 medium sized tomatoes
9.tamarind

first cook dhal and vegs seperately.fry ingredients 2- 7 in( not rice) 1 tsp of oil and grind it along with tomatoes and rice to make a smooth paste.mix the paste along with the cooked dhal and vegs.Add suffient water, salt and tamarind juice( u can also add a little bit of jagery if u like the sweetish flavour) .Boil the mixture until the raw smell goes away.U could also add some chilly powder if u want it to be more spicy.
season it with Ghee, mustard and asefoetida.