Mango sambar is a South Indian dish made with ripe mangoes and lentils. Serve the mango sambar hot with steamed rice or idli. You can also enjoy it as a side dish with dosa or chapati. Enjoy your homemade mango sambar!
Mango Sambar
6
servings10
minutes25
minutesMango sambar is a South Indian cuisine prepared from ripe mangoes and lentils. It can be served hot with steamed rice or idli, and also makes a delightful side dish with dosa or chapati. It invites the palatable experience of homemade cooking.
Ingredients
Thuvar dhal – 1/2 cup
Tamarind – small lemon size
Sambar powder – 1 tablespoon
Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon
Mango – 1 (You can use raw or half ripe)
Salt – 1 teaspoon
- For seasoning
oil – 2 teaspoon
mustard – 1/2 teaspoon
A pinch of asafoetida
Sambar onion – 4 or 5 cut lengthwise
Few curry leaves
Green chilli – 2 split lengthwise
Tomato – small size 1 cut into four or five pieces
Directions
- Rinse the thuvar dal and place it in a pressure cooker with two cups of water and a pinch of turmeric powder. Cook until the dal is tender and set aside.
- Soak the tamarind in warm water for some time, then hand-squeeze to extract the juice.
- Take a heavy-bottomed vessel and add the mango pieces, covering them with just enough water. Season with salt, sambar powder, and a bit more turmeric powder. Cook over medium heat until the mangoes are soft. Pour in the tamarind juice and bring to a boil.
- Stir the well-mashed cooked thuvar dal into the boiling mango mixture.
- In a separate kadai, heat oil and add mustard seeds. Once they begin to pop, add the chopped onions, curry leaves, and green chilies. Fry until the onions turn translucent. Add asafoetida and tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes are well-integrated and the raw smell has disappeared.
- Combine this seasoning with the mango and dal mixture in the vessel. Stir thoroughly and simmer together for a few minutes to allow the flavors to blend.
- Once cooked, remove the vessel from the stove and garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve the flavorful mango sambar hot.
Hi Kamala. I made this sambar last night for dinner and it was sooo tasty! I acutally used a ripe mango, so the sambar had a sweet and sour taste. Thanks for posting!!
Hi Jennifer, Nice to hear that you made this sambar and you liked it. Thank you for posting your feed back.