A sambar made with spinach (keerai), thoor dhal and tamarind. This dish is served with steamed rice.
Keerai Sambar
Course: KuzhambuCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: EasyServings
5
servingsPrep time
5
minutesCooking time
25
minutesA sambar made with spinach (keerai), thoor dhal and tamarind. This dish is served with steamed rice.
Ingredients
Keerai (Any green) – chopped finely one cup
Thuvar dhal – Half cup
Tamarind – small lemon size
Sambar powder – 1 tablespoon
Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon
Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste
- For seasoning:
2 teaspoon 2 oil
Half teaspoon mustard
half teaspoon fenugreek seeds
A pinch of asafetida
Sambar onion – 4 or 5 cut length wise
Tomato -1 (Chopped finely)
Directions
- Wash thuvar 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 adding required water to make two cups of tamarind water.
- In a kadai put the oil and when it is hot, add mustard. When it pops up, add fenugreek seeds and asafetida and fry for just a second and add chopped onion and fry for a while.
- Then add chopped tomato till it mashed well.
- Add cooked dhal along with salt and stir well.
- When it starts boiling, add tamarind water along with sambar powder and turmeric powder and stir well.
- Allow to boil for 3 to 5 seconds.
- Then add chopped greens and mix well.
- Cover with lid and let it boil for few more minutes in a medium flame.