Verusenaga Sambar Recipe (Fresh Groundnuts Sambar)

Step 1: To begin making the Verusenaga Sambar, add the peanuts in a pressure cooker with the required amount of water

Step 2: Close the cooker and cook the peanuts till the cooker releases 2 whistles

Step 3: Drain the extra water and keep the peanuts aside

Step 4: Next, heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan

Step 5: Once the oil is hot, add onions and cook till they become soft and translucent

Step 6: Take them out

Step 7: Add 1/2 cup boiled peanuts, cumin seeds, tamarind paste, fried onions, coriander leaves, sambar powder into the blender jar and blend it till it reaches a smooth consistency

Step 8: Add this to the boiled peanuts in the cooker

Step 9: Add salt, chopped tomatoes, 1 cup of water and switch on the heat

Step 10: Let it cook for about 3 to 4 minutes

Step 11: The next step is to temper the sambar

Step 12: For tempering, heat 2 teaspoons oil in a tadka pan

Step 13: Add mustard seeds and let it crackle

Step 14: Add dry red chillies, curry leaves and let it cook for about 10 seconds

Step 15: Pour this into the sambar and give it a mix

Step 16: Serve hot

Step 17: Serve Verusenaga Sambar along with Steamed Rice, Kerala Style Vendakkai Thoran and Elai Vadam for a weekday meal