Carrot sambar a healthy variety of sambar made with carrots as main ingredient. Simple yet delicious sambar made using toor dal, spices, tomato and carrots. This taste delicious with rice, idli and dosa.
Carrot Sambar Recipe
This is another addition to my sambar list. A yummy sambar made using carrots and just taste amazing. This is a sambar recipe which i make occasionally. It taste really really good and this is a kind of thick sambar recipe and goes great with rice, idli, dosa or anything you name it.
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About Carrot Sambar
Sambar is one of the staple South Indian dish. It is made number of ways and there is tons of version for making sambar. A combination of vegetables, lentil, spices, tamarind and coriander leaves make this dish so tasty.
This is a simple version of sambar made with carrots. I used carrots, tomatoes and dal in this which makes it so delicious. Since this has carrots added, the dish is slightly sweet which pairs well with idli, dosa.
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Carrot Sambar Preparation
Cooking Dal - Take toor dal, carrot and tomatoes in a pressure cooker. Add water and pressure cook for 2 whistle. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and set aside.
Tempering Spices - Heat oil in a pan, add mustard, urad dal, cumin seeds , curry leaves and asafoetida and let them sizzle.
Making Sambar - Add in all the spice powders and mix well. Now add in cooked dal mix and mix well. Add tamarind juice, more water, salt and sugar and mix well. Bring it to a boil. Simmer for 10 mins or so. Add in coriander leaves and mix well. Serve with rice
How to Make Carrot Sambar (Stepwise pictures)
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| Take toor dal in a pressure cooker |
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| add carrots |
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| add tomatoes |
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| pour water and cook |
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| now it is done |
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| heat oil in a pan |
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| add mustard, urad dal, cumin |
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| asafoetida |
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| add curry leaves |
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| let them sizzle |
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| add turmeric powder |
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| chilli powder and coriander powder |
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| i added some water |
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| mix well and cook till raw smell leaves from this |
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| add the cooked dal with the water |
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| add more water as needed |
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| mix well |
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| add in tamarind juice |
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| salt |
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| sugar and simmer for 10 mins or so |
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| done |
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| add lots of coriander leaves |
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| mix well |
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| Serve |
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Carrot Sambar Recipe
Equipment
- Pressure cooker
- Cooking pot
Ingredients
- ½ cup Toor Dal (Split pigeon peas)
- 2 no Carrot cut into rounds
- 1 no Tomato chopped
- 2 cups Water
For Tempering
- 1 tablespoon Oil or Ghee
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Split Urad dal
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida | Hing
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
For Making Sambar
- 2 teaspoon Kashmiri Chilli Powder
- 1½ tablespoon Coriander Powder
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 tablespoon Tamarind pulp
- Salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon Sugar / Jaggery
- ¼ cup Coriander leaves chopped finely
Instructions
- Take toor dal, carrot and tomatoes in a pressure cooker. Add water and pressure cook for 2 whistle. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard, urad dal, cumin seeds , curry leaves and asafoetida and let them sizzle.
- Add in all the spice powders and mix well. Add the cooked dal mix and mix well. Add tamarind juice, more water, salt and sugar and mix well. Bring it to a boil. Simmer this for 10 minutes. Add in coriander leaves and mix well. Serve with rice.
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