Brinjal Sambar

Name: Brinjal Sambar
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: Brinjal - 3 (medium size); Tomato -1; Thuvar dhal – Half cup; Tamarind – small lemon size; Sambar powder – 1 tablespoon; Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon; Salt – 1 teaspoon; 2 teaspoon oil; Half teaspoon mustard; A pinch of asafetida; Few curry leaves; Sambar onion – 4 or 5 cut length wise

Kamala

16 years ago

Brinjal Sambar

Recipe by S Kamala

Recipe rating: 4.0 from 1 votes

Course: KuzhambuCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Easy

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

A common sambar recipe served with rice or idli and dosa

Ingredients

Brinjal – 3 (medium size)
Tomato -1
Thuvar dhal – Half cup
Tamarind – small lemon size
Sambar powder – 1 tablespoon
Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon
Salt – 1 teaspoon
For seasoning
2 teaspoon oil
Half teaspoon mustard
A pinch of asafetida
Few curry leaves
Sambar onion – 4 or 5 cut length wise

Directions

Wash thuvar (thoor) dhal and add two cups of water along with a pinch of turmeric powder and pressure cook till soft.
Soak tamarind in water and squeeze out the juice.
Cut tomato into medium size pieces.
Cut brinjals into medium size pieces. Add water just to cover the brinjals.
Add tomato pieces, salt, sambar powder, turmeric powder and cook on medium flame till the vegetable is soft.
Add tamarind juice and allow to boil.
Now add the cooked thuvar dhal mashed well.
In a kadai put the oil and when it is hot add the mustard. When it pops up, add asafotida, cut onions and curry leaves and fry for a while.
Add this to the sambar. Mix well. Remove from stove.