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Monday, December 7, 2009

Yoghurt Sambar in ordinary sambar style

Ingredients:

For seasoning:
2-3 tsps of oil
2 tsps of mustard seeds
a pinch of asafoetida

Ingredients:

2 cups of sour yoghurt
2 tsps of oil
4 tsps of coriander seeds
3 tsps of udad dal
3 tsps of chana dal
one tsp of fenugreek seeds
4 red chillies
4-5 pepper corns
a pinch of turmeric powder
2-3 tsps of grated coconut
Few sprig of curry leaves (optional)
Do not use mustard seeds
one and one fourth tsps of salt

Method:

Heat the oil. Add all the above ingredients except coconut. After switching off the gas, add coconut and mix well. Also add curry leaves (optional). Grind with little water. If u are using a thick curd, blend it into a liquid form once. Cook on sim for five minutes till it starts foaming. Add a pinch of turmeric powder while cooking. Do the seasoning in a separate pan and add it to this sambar when it is getting cooked. Add salt after it gets cooked. This will enhance the taste of sambar.

Tips:
Incase of yoghurt sambar,adding salt after cooking enhances taste.

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