Tamil-style Sambar with Coconut Dry Bean Poriyal

⏱️ 15m Prep🔥 30m Cook
Primary Dish

Tamil-style Sambar

Ingredients

  • • 100g Toor dal
  • • 150g Mixed vegetables (drumstick, carrot, radish)
  • • 20g Tamarind pulp
  • • 1 tbsp Sambar powder
  • • 0.5 tsp Turmeric powder
  • • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • • 5g Curry leaves
  • • 500ml Water

Cooking Steps

1

Pressure cook the toor dal with 300ml water and turmeric until soft.

2

In a separate pot, boil vegetables with 200ml water and tamarind pulp until tender.

3

Add cooked dal and sambar powder to the vegetables and simmer for 5 minutes.

4

Temper mustard seeds and curry leaves in oil/ghee and add to the sambar.

The Perfect Pairing

Coconut Dry Bean Poriyal

Ingredients

  • • 200g Green beans, chopped
  • • 50g Freshly grated coconut
  • • 1 tsp Urad dal
  • • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • • 2 Dried red chilies
  • • 10ml Coconut oil

Cooking Steps

1

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal, and red chilies.

2

Add chopped beans and a splash of water; cover and cook for 7 minutes.

3

Stir in the grated coconut and sauté for 2 minutes before serving.