Sambar / Mixed Vegetable Sambar - Tamilnadu Style

Try this flavorful & tasty Tamilnadu style sambar, which is a best accompaniment for rice, idli / dosa. It is prepared using dhal (lentils), vegetables of your choice, sambar powder, tamarind and spices.

Normally during festival times, we used to prepare mixed vegetable sambar adding varieties of vegetables.

Do try this and give your feedback!

Ingredients: 

Toor Dahl / Tuvar Dhal / Thuvaram paruppu - ½ cup

Mixed Vegetables -  1 ½ cup ( chopped pieces)

(Drumstick, brinjal, ashgourd, carrot)
Big Onion - 1 / Small onion - 10 (Chopped)
Tomato - 1 (finely chopped)
Tamarind - a small gooseberry size
Sambar Powder - 1- 1½ tsp
Asafoetida - a pinch
Salt - to taste

For Seasoning:
Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
Urad dhal - ½ tsp
Fenugreek seeds - ¼ tsp
Red chillies - 2
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig (optional)

Pumpkin Sambar / பரங்கிக்காய் சாம்பார்

Sambar is a popular and traditional South Indian accompaniment for rice or Idli / Dosa. It is prepared using dhal (lentils), vegetables of your choice, sambar powder, tamarind and spices.

In this recipe, I have used Pumpkin which gives a mild sweetness and unique taste to this dish.

Though I prepare sambar at least twice every week; Its only now I could post this!

Do try this; enjoy with hot rice or as a side dish for any South Indian breakfast item.

Ingredients:

Toor Dahl / Tuvar Dhal / Thuvaram paruppu - ½ cup
Pumpkin -  1 cup ( chopped pieces)
Big Onion - 1 / Small onion - 10 (Chopped)
Tomato - 1 (finely chopped)
Green chillies - 2
Tamarind - a small gooseberry size
Sambar Powder - 1- 1½ tsp
Asafoetida - a pinch
Salt - to taste

For Seasoning:
Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
Urad dhal - ½ tsp 
Fenugreek seeds - ¼ tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig (optional)