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Pondicherry Sambar in a Bowl
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Pondicherry Sambhar | A special Sambhar from Puducherry

Pondicherry Sambhar is a very flavorful and aromatic sambar recipe from the regions of Puducherry. The spices in the sambar are very distinct and that is what makes it stand out from the rest.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Lunch Recipes
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 4 People
Calories: 197kcal

Equipment

  • pan

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup Tuvaram paruppu / Toor dal
  • 2 cups Yellow pumpkin Or any vegetable of your choice (chopped into large chunks)
  • 1 large Onion Thinly sliced
  • 2 Tomato Chopped
  • 3 Garlic cloves Crushed
  • ½ tbsp. Tamarind pulp
  • 1 teaspoon Jaggery
  • few Curry leaves
  • ½ tbsp. Cumin seeds
  • ½ tbsp. Peppercorns
  • 1 tbsp. Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Ullutham paruppu/urad dal
  • 4 Red chilies
  • few Cilantro
  • to taste Salt

Instructions

  • In a pressure cooker, cook the toor dal in about 2 cups of water until it is soft and mushy. Let it cool down and then drain the cooked dal water into a bowl and keep it aside.
  • In a pan, heat the oil and then add the mustard seeds, urad dal, asafetida, and the red chilies. Let it fry for a minute.
  • Now add the red pumpkin or any other vegetable of your choice, onions, tomato, curry leaves, and sauté for a couple of minutes. Then add the cooked dal water, jaggery, and salt. Cover the pan and let the vegetables cook.
  • Meanwhile, crush the garlic and pound the cumin and peppercorns in a mortar coarsely.
  • When the vegetables are cooked, add the tamarind pulp, Cooked dal, crushed garlic cloves, crushed cumin, and pepper, and also the cilantro leaves.
  • Cover the pan and let it cook for 10 more minutes.
  • Serve the Pondicherry sambhar hot with rice, ghee, and a vegetable on the side.

Nutrition

Calories: 197kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 33mg | Potassium: 485mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 5606IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 3mg