Arachuvitta Sambar/ Indian Lentil Stew
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Urad dal - ½ tsp
  • Fenugreek seeds - ¼ tsp
  • Hung - a pinch
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Red Chilli - 1
  • Shallots - 7
  • Onion - ¼ cup , chopped finely
  • Tomato -1
  • Okra / Ladys finger - ¾ cup, chopped 1 inch size
  • Carrot - ½ cup, chopped 1 inch size
  • Tamarind - 1 lemon sized ball
  • Toor dal - 1 cup
  • jaggery - a pinch
  • Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp chopped To Roast and Grind:
  • Chana Dal / kadala paruppu - 1 tsp
  • Fenugreek/ Vendhayam - ¼ tsp
  • Dry red chilli - 2
  • Grated coconut – 2 tbsp
  • Coriander seeds / Dhania - 1 tsp
  • Ginger – ½ inch
  • Green chilli – 1
  • Shallots - 4
  • Rice – 1 tsp
Instructions
  1. Soak tamarind in one cup of water.
  2. Pressure cook toor dal with turmeric powder and enough water for 4-5 whistles till its cooked, mash it with a ladle and keep it aside.
  3. Dry roasts the ingredients under 'to roast and grind' until golden brown and grind it to a semi fine powder. Not coarse or smooth. Keep it aside.
  4. Heat a pan, add oil, when it is hot, and add mustard seeds, urad dal, fenugreek, red chillies, hing and few curry leaves. Now add the onions and shallots, sauté them are cooked half.
  5. Add chopped tomato and sauté it well. Add the veggie of your choice, i used okra and carrot. Sauté till raw smell leaves.
  6. Then add the tamarind and allow it to boil for 3-5 minutes till the okras are cooked and are soft.
  8. Add the freshly ground powder and mashed dal, salt and mix well. Add some water and boil for 5-8 minutes till the sambhar is thick and of desired consistency. Add a pinch of jaggery and Add chopped coriander leaves and switch it off.
Notes
1. If you pan fry okra with little oil before adding in sambhar, it gives more taste.
2. You can replace with any veggie you want. I used okra.
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/arachuvitta-sambar-indian-lentil-stew/