VeganMofo Day 10: I had plans to post everyday for this year’s Veganmofo. So much for my wishful thinking, little did I realize that tending for a newborn can be so time consuming, even though all I’m doing is holding her so she doesn’t spit up or rocking her to sleep. It’s been 5 years since we had done this with my older one and I don’t really remember what we did when he was a little baby. Time surely flies..
Thankfully my mom is here to help me out and for today’s post I have this delicious Masoor dal Sambar that she made for our lunch. I usually use toor dal to make sambar. Masoor dal makes a smoother and milder tasting sambar. Vegetables like eggplant, bottle gourd, carrot, potato, chayote etc can be added to the sambar to make it more substantial.
Masoor dal makes a smoother and milder tasting sambar. Vegetables like eggplant, bottle gourd, carrot, potato, chayote etc can be added to the sambar to make it more substantial.
Prep Time10mins
Cook Time30mins
Total Time40mins
Course: soups stews
Cuisine: south indian
Servings: 4serving
Author: Pavani
Ingredients
½cupMasoor Dal
1Onion- medium, thinly sliced
1Tomato- medium, chopped
¼tspTurmeric
3tbspTamarindpaste
to tasteSalt
2tbspsCoriander leaves- finely chopped
For Tempering:
1/8tspFenugreek seeds
1tspUrad dal
1tspMustard seeds
1tspCumin seeds
2Red ChiliDry
6 - 8Curry Leaves
Instructions
Pressure cook masoor dal (red lentils) until very tender and mushy.
Heat 2tsp oil in a sauce pan, add the tempering ingredients and once the seeds start to splutter, add the onions and saute until lightly browned around the edges.
Next add the tomatoes and cook covered until mushy.
Add tamarind paste, sambar powder and turmeric, cook for 2 minutes.
Add the cooked dal along with 1-2 cups of water and salt; bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for 4-5 minutes. Adjust seasoning.
Sayantani
I often make it this way as arhar dal is not very common in Bengali households. we love masoor dal and am salivating at the pictures.
Charul @ Tadka Masala
I am gonna try this as I love masoor daal!
Simi J
i make it with arhaar to must try with masoor
Apni Rasoi
Anyway I will be subscribing to your feeds and even I achievement you access consistently rapidly.