Name: Moong Dal Radish Sambar Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/4 cup Moong Dal; 1 Radish; 1 Tomato; 1 Onion; 1.5 to 2 tbsp Sambar Powder; Small lime sized ball of Tamarind; 1 – 2 tsp Jaggery, (powdered); 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds; 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1/8 tsp Hing; 1 Dried Red Chilli; A pinch of Turmeric Powder; A few Curry Leaves; 2 tsp Oil; Salt to taste

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Moong Dal Radish Sambar Recipe

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time25 mins

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: South Indian

Servings:

Author: Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

Ingredients

1/4 cup Moong Dal
1 Radish
1 Tomato
1 Onion
1.5 to 2 tbsp Sambar Powder
Small lime sized ball of Tamarind
1 – 2 tsp Jaggery, powdered
1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
1/8 tsp Hing
1 Dried Red Chilli
A pinch of Turmeric Powder
A few Curry Leaves
2 tsp Oil
Salt to taste

Instructions

Soak the tamarind in water and squeeze well to extract the juice and set aside.
Pressure cook the rinsed moong dal with water for 3 whistles. Mash the cooked dal and set aside.
Add the onion pieces, tomato pieces, chopped / cubed radish and water in a vessel. COver with a lid and cook till the radish pieces are soft.
Add the mashed dal, tamarind extract, salt, sambar powder, turmeric powder, jaggery and water (adjust to desired consistency) to the vegetables.
Allow the sambar to boil for 8 – 10 minutes.
If the sambar appears too thick, add little more water and simmer for a few minutes.
Heat oil in a pan for seasoning. Add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds and let them splutter.
Then add the curry leaves, red chilli and hing and fry for a couple of seconds. Add this to the sambar and mix.
Serve hot with rice or idli / dosa.

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