If you searching for more South Indian Sambar Recipes then do check Brinjal Sambar, Black Eyed Beans Sambar, Amaranth Sambar, Drumstick Moong Dal Sambar and Raw Mango Sambar.
Moong Dal Radish Sambar Recipe
Servings: 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
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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Very tempting recipe… Drooling here…
It looks tasty.
Delicious and mouthwatering sambar. Excellent preparation.
Deepa
lovely sambhar with moong dal.. will try
Shobas Delight
Flavourful sambhar.my favorite anytime.
tempting recipe
Sambar is looking so tempting. wow
Hot n spice luking sambar really..Nice .
Very tasty sambar.
Thanks for sharing.
This is something different…using radish this way is new to me but it seems so good…