Radish / Daikon Sambhar
March 29, 2019
: 4
: 15 min
: 30 min
: 45 min
: Easy
This sambhar is made in South Indian style blended with Radish cooked along with Pigeon Pea ( Thuvar Dhal ) along with additional ingredients to enhance the taste and texture to the sambhar. Served with White Rice , dosas and Idlis.
Ingredients
- Pigeon Pea ( Thuvar Dhal ) - 1 /4 cup
- Daikon / Radish diced - 1 /2 cup
- Small red onions/ big onion - 1 /4 cup
- Astafoetida - 1/4 tsp
- Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
- Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
- Dry Red Chilli- 3
- Tomato chopped-1
- Curry leaves- few
- Sambhar powder- 2 thsp
- Tamarind juice - 2 thsp
- Water - 1/4 cup
- Salt
- Coriander leaves
Directions
- Step 1 First step clean the Thuvar Dhal in water then add 1/4 water along with turmeric powder pressure cook the Dhal with 4 whistles allow to cool completely.Keep aside
- Step 2 Take a pan add oil – 2 tsp allow it to become hot then add mustard seeds allow to splutter.
- Step 3 Next add Astafoetida along with dry red chilies fry for few minutes add small red onions and curry leaves fry for 3 minutes.
- Step 4 Cook till onions become translucent then add diced radish fry for few minutes then add chopped tomatoes along with salt .
- Step 5 Fry for 3 minutes then add sambhar powder 2thsp mix well fry for 2 minutes in medium flame.
- Step 6 At this point add water 1/4 cup mix well close the lid cook for 3 minutes.
- Step 7 Then remove the lid cook for few minutes then add tamarind juice – 2 thsp cook for few minutes then add the boiled Dhal to the mixture mix well add salt if required cook for 5 minutes then add coriander leaves.
- Step 8 Cook the sambhar until it gets to semi thick consistency.
- Step 9 Radish sambhar is ready for serving with hot White Rice.
- Step 10 Enjoy cooking this authentic style Sambhar.