Varutharacha Sambar Recipe | Sambar with Fried Coconut Gravy
Ingredients :
Yellow Pigeon Peas /Toor daal : 1 cup
Drumsticks : 1 no (cut lengthwise)
Lady`s finger : 5-6 nos (cut into 2″ pieces)
Potatoes : 1 (large, cubed)
Tomato : 1 (medium, chopped)
Small Red Onions /Shallots : Handful (cut into halves) or Onion /Savola : 1(medium, sliced thickly)
Green Chilly : 2-3 (slit,lengthwise)
Tamarind : Gooseberry sized (soaked in half a cup of hot water for 10 mins)
Grated Coconut : 1 cup
Coriander Powder : 3 tsp
Red chilli Powder : 11/2 tsp
Dried red chillies : 3-4 (or according to your tolerance level)
Fenugreek seeds powder :1 tsp
Asafoetida : 1 small piece /1/2 tsp
Coriander Leaves : 1 sprig (chopped)
Salt to taste
For Tempering :
Mustard seeds : 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds : couple of pinches
Asafoetida powder : a pinch
Curry leaves : 1 sprig
Oil :1tbsp (preferably coconut oil)
How to make Varutharacha Sambar Recipe | Sambar with Fried Coconut Gravy :
1. Pressure cook toor daal with water,tumeric powder and salt for 4-5whistle.
2. After the pressure settles open the cooker and add the vegetables which are slow to cook like potatoes, drumsticks.
3. In a frying pan add small quantity of coconut oil and add the ladies finger, saute it well, add handful of small onion and saute till it become transparent now add tomato and close pan and cook for couple of mins and keep it aside.
4. Add the tamarind juice and adjust the salt (if necessary).
5. When the vegetables are cooked and mixed well with dal. Add cooked and fried shallots, ladies finger and tomatoes.
6. Meanwhile roast the grated coconut in some oil with few curry leaves and fenugreek powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder and asafoetida, until the raw smell of spices disappears.(Note : Take care not to burn the spices.)
7. Grind this to a fine paste adding enough water, don’t make it too watery.
8. When vegetables starts boiling; add the coconut mixture, cook it in medium flame till the gravy thickens, not be too thick either.
9. Heat coconut oil in a small frying pan and splutter mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves and pour the tempering to sambar and mix properly and add chopped coriander leaves. Keep covered till served. Let the flavor set.
10. Mix the curry well before serving…Serve with rice or Idli, Dosa, and Enjoy!
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Sambar without Coconut – Central Kerala Style
Homemade Sambar Powder /Sambar Podi
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Cheers!
Sangeetha
Hi Prajeesh, Sorry i couldnt reply earlier.. did you try this recipe? if so hope you liked it and do share your feedback here.
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Sangeetha
Hi Deepthi, Thank you! Really do they serve masala curry for sadya? Sure, will keep your request in mind ! when I make them, I will post it.
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Sangeetha
Hi, Sorry i couldnt reply earlier. I'm so so happy to know that you like this humble space. Thanks again for taking time to share your feedback here, appreciate it very much 🙂 Did you get to try this recipce? If so, I do hope you liked it and do pls share your feedback.
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Sangeetha
The recipe I was looking for. Hope it turns out good.
Prajeesh
This recipe looks too gud. I am trying it out today . Big fan of this site
They serve masala curry too for sadya these days. Truly awesome. Please include its recipe too if possible
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Sangeetha
Hello Madam,
Your recipes are authentic but can't copy it. Can't keep coming to the computer to have a look everytime. what can i do, i want to save the recipes for future use.
I am not that a cooking keralite food though i am a malayalee, your site is very useful. Please help. Keep up the good work.
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Naseema
Hi Deepthi, I’m so glad to hear that they turned out so well for you! Thanks for returning to leave a comment!
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Sangeetha
Tried it.Awesome… tasted really good.
Hi, This sambar recipe doesn't call for sambar powder, so it's not added.I hope this answers your question.
Thanks!
Sangeetha
here where the sambar pdr is
added???
Thanks Faisal! Did you try it out?
Very nice sambar..