WOW Natural Foods Sambhar Lentil Powder (2.64 OZ)pack of 5

The addition of spice-scented oils, made by popping mustard seeds and other ingredients in hot vegetable oil, at the end of cooking is a common Indian culinary technique and is known as tempering. A combination of mustard seeds, black gram, dried red chillies, and curry leaves fried in ghee or vegetable oil is one example of numerous oil flavourings used for sambar. Some variations include additional ingredients such as cumin seeds, shallots, fenugreek seeds and asafoetida powder.

This lentils and multi vegetables combination is a very healthy dish and is served hot with cooked rice or many of the South Indian preparations like idli, dosa, medu-wada, etc.

Some variations of sambhar include ingredients such as moong dal and pumpkin.

INGREDIENTS: Red Gram Dal, Coriander, Chick Pea, Turmeric, Red Chilli, Fenugreek, Pepper, Cumin, Salt, Asafoetida and Curry leaves.

RECIPE:
1. Pressure cook 50-75 g toor dal, extract tamarind juice with 2-3 flakes and 200 ml water and keep aside
2. Heat 3 tbsps of refined oil in a pan, splutter 1/2 tsp of mustard, and 1/4 tsp of fenugreek and 1 sprig of curry leaves,100 g onions (shallots), sauté till golden brown.
3. Add 100 g of chopped tomatoes and carrots or any vegetable of your choice, sauté till it softens and the raw flavor goes off.
4. Add 1 heaped tbsp of sambar powder to the above, toss for 30 sec, and pour the tamarind juice (step 1) allow to boil till vegetables cook adding salt to taste.
5. Mix the cooked mashed toorr dal (step 1) into this sambar and continue cooking for 5 min.
6. Garnish with curry leaves and a dash of ghee and sambar is ready to be served with rice.

Allergy Info: Packaged in a facility that also processes tree nuts.

Storage Info: Refrigeration not required. Store in a cool, dark, dry place.

SKU	SKU48788
Price	$11.95
Shipping Weight	0.50 lbs
Collection	Masala & Spices
Condition	New
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