Vegetable Sambar with Spiced Coconut Beetroot Poriyal

⏱️ 15m Prep🔥 30m Cook
Primary Dish

Vegetable Sambar

Ingredients

  • • 100 g Toor dal
  • • 200 g Mixed vegetables (drumstick, carrot, radish)
  • • 20 g Tamarind paste
  • • 2 tbsp Sambar powder
  • • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • • 500 ml Water

Cooking Steps

1

Pressure cook the toor dal with water and turmeric for 3 whistles.

2

In a pot, boil vegetables with tamarind water, salt, and sambar powder until tender.

3

Mash the cooked dal and add it to the vegetable mixture.

4

Heat a small pan, temper mustard seeds in oil, and add to the sambar.

The Perfect Pairing

Spiced Coconut Beetroot Poriyal

Ingredients

  • • 200 g Beetroot, grated
  • • 50 g Freshly grated coconut
  • • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • • 1/2 tsp Urad dal
  • • 2 Green chilies
  • • 1 tbsp Coconut oil

Cooking Steps

1

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

2

Add grated beetroot and green chilies, sauté for 5 minutes.

3

Add grated coconut and salt, cover and cook for another 3 minutes until tender.