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Instructions
Cooking Steps
Step 1: To begin making the Coimbatore Style Sambar Recipe, prep all the ingredients first
Step 2: Soak the arhar dal in required water for about 15 to 20 minutes
Step 3: Once the lentils are soaked, drain the water, add the dal in a pressure with 2 cups water and pressure cook for about 4 whistle
Step 4: Let the pressure release naturally
Step 5: In a saucepan, add drumstick, onions, tomatoes with sufficient water on high heat for about 10 minutes or till cooked
Step 6: Keep it aside
Step 7: You can use a bit of vegetable stock for grinding masalas for the sambar
Step 8: Heat a heavy bottomed pan with gingelly oil
Step 9: Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, asafoetida, dry red chillies, coconut and roast for about a minute of till fragrant
Step 10: Allow to cool to room temperature
Step 11: You may spread this on a plate and leave on kitchen countertop for faster cooling
Step 12: In a mixer grinder, grind the masalas with the help of a bit of water, or the stock of boiled veggies to a smooth paste
Step 13: Add the ground masala back in the saucepan, add tamarind paste and start boiling the sambar with cooked dal, and about a glass more of water or to the required consistency
Step 14: Add salt and stir well
Step 15: While the sambar comes to boil, in the kadai, heat a bit of gingelly oil
Step 16: Once it is hot, on medium heat add the mustard seeds and allow them to splutter
Step 17: Add curry leaves and saute for a few seconds, on low heat
Step 18: Once the sambar is boiled well for about 5-7 minutes, switch off heat, add the gingelly oil tadka, top it with some ghee and give it a stir
Step 19: The Coimbatore sambar is ready to serve
Step 20: Serve Coimbatore Style Sambar Recipe with Steamed Rice Recipe and Capsicum Usili Recipe for a complete weekday meal