Friday 31 May 2019

Ulli Sambar / Shallot Sambar (Piyava Sambar)


Ulli Sambar / Shallot Sambar (Piyyava Sambar in Konkani) is a delicious and tasty side dish made using Shallots and is served with rice, dosa or idli.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Ulli Sambar /Shallot Sambar /  Piyyava Sambar.

Ingredients:-

Toor dal.            -3/4 cup
Potato.               -2 medium size
Shallots.            -10 or 15
Tamarind.          - a gooseberry size
Sambar powder. - 3tbsp
Hing powder.     -1tsp
Salt.                    - to taste

For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil.     -1tsp
Mustard seeds. -1tsp
Cumin seeds.    -1/2tsp
Curry leaves.    -1spring

Instructions:-

1). Peel and chop Potato into medium size pieces and keep aside.

2). Wash and pressure cook Toor dal along with chopped Potato pieces and 2 cup of water for 3 whistles and keep aside.

3). Peel and wash Shallots. Heat little Coconut oil in a pan and roast the Shallots till translucent and keep aside.

4). Soak Tamarind in little water and extract Tamarind juice and keep aside.

5). In a small bowl add Sambar powder and 3 tbsp of water. Mix well without lumps and keep aside the Sambar powder mixture.

Method:-

1). In a cooking vessel add the cooked Toor dal and cooked Potato pieces along with cooked water and boil well.

2). Add required Salt into the cooking vessel and mix with the cooked Toor dal and Potato pieces.

3). Add extracted Tamarind juice into the cooking vessel and mix well. Boil and cook for 2 minutes on low flame.

4). Add roasted Shallots into the cooking vessel and mix well.

6). Add Sambar powder mixture into the cooking vessel. Mix well and boil for 4 minutes on low flame.

7). Add Hing powder into the curry and mix well. Boil for a minute and switch off the flame.

8). Heat Coconut oil in a pan for seasoning and splutter Mustard seeds and Cumin seeds and saute well. Add Curry leaves and fry well. Switch of the flame.

9). Pour the above seasoning into the Sambar in the cooking vessel.

10). Transfer the Ulli Sambar / Piyyava Sambar to a serving bowl.

A tasty Ulli Sambar / Shallots Sambar / Piyava Sambar is ready to serve with dosa, idli, or rice.

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