Ingredients for preparing Moong Dal Sambar
- Mixed vegetables – 2 cups
- Moong Dal – 1 cup
- shallots – handful
- Tomato – 2
- Green chillies – 2
- Turmeric – a pinch
- Tamarind juice s – ½ tsp
- Chilli Powder – ½ tsp
- Coriander powder -1tsp
- Asafoetida – a pinch
- Fenugreek seeds powder – ¼ tsp
- Mustard Seeds – ¼ tsp
- Cumin seed – ½ tsp
- Shallot – 1
- Dry Red chillies -2
- Curry leaves few
- Salt to taste
- Oil : As needed
Steps for preparing Moong Dal Sambar
- Wash thoroughly moong dal and soak it in water for 15 minutes, pressure cook it with pinch of turmeric powder and curry leaves.
- Heat oil in a pan, add shallots, tomato, red chillies, mixed vegetables and curry leaves. Fry it for 5 minutes, add salt and stir well. Then Close the pan with lid, low the flame and cook the vegetables for 5 minutes.
- Once vegetables are done add chilli powder and coriander powder, stir for a while. Mix it with cooked dal, bring to boil add tamarind juice, Asafoetida powder and Fenugreek seeds powder. Keep it in low flame.
- Meanwhile heat oil in a pan, add mustard seed, chopped shallots, cumin seeds, dry red chillies and curry leaves. Pour this to the sambar. Thoroughly stir sambar and allow it to boil for 3 minutes.