One pot radish sambar | Mullangi sambar-How to make step by step photos
By Gunaselvi Sridher

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, South India | Cooking Time: 10 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Take with: Idli, Dosa, Rice, Chapathi | Type : Sambar, Gravy, kulambu, curry, masala.

Ingredients

• Radish – 1 cup [cut into circles]
• Toor dal – ¼ cup
• Tamarind water – 1 ½ tbsp [soak tamarind in warm water, squeeze &extract water]
• Tomato – 1 [chopped]
• Sambar Onion [Shallots] - 7
• Dry red chilli -1
• Green chilli – 1 [slit]
• Garlic – 2 cloves
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Coriander leaves – 2 springs [chopped]
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Asafetida a pinch
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water as needed

For roasting and grinding ingredients

• Fenugreek seeds – 1 tbsp [grind separately]
• Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp
• Peppercorns – 4
• Heat pan then dry roast above ingredients & grind to fine or coarse powder

Method

• Wash toor dal.
• Heat pressure cooker add toor dal, tomato, onion, green chilli, garlic, turmeric, red chilli powder, radish, asafoetida, gingelly oil cover lid & cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
• Heat pan with oil then add mustard seeds.
• Add dry red chilli, curry leaves, asafoetida, fenugreek seeds powder.
• Add pressure cooked toor dal mixture, let it boil.
• Add tamarind water mix well.
• Add coriander, cumin & pepper powder mix well
• Cut off heat & sprinkle coriander leaves, serve hot with rice, idli or dosa.

How to make One pot radish sambar-Step by step photos

Toor dal

Heat pressure cooker add toor dal, tomato, garlic, turmeric, green chilli, gingelly oil

Add onion

Add asafoetida

Cover lid & cook for 3 to 4 whistles

After 4 whistles, mash well

Add oil, add mustard, asafoetida, curry leaves, fenugreek powder & dry red chilli

Add toor dal mixture, turmeric powder, let it boil

Add coriander, cumin & pepper powder

Add tamarind water, let it boil

Cook for 5 min

Add coriander leaves, cut off heat

One pot radish sambar ready, serve hot with rice, idli or dosa

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