Recipe of brinjal sambar

Recipe of brinjal sambar Buy toor dal online and make this delicious recipe of brinjal sambar which is also known as kathirikai sambar in Tamil at your home. The sambar is basically made with toor dal, vegetables, tamarind & various spices.

So, let’s see how you can make this recipe in your kitchen.     

Cuisine- South Indian Preparation time- 15 mins Cooking time- 25 mins Total time- 40 mins Servings- 4

Ingredients              

Small Brinjal- 2-3 Small onion- 1 Medium-sized tomatoes- 2 Dry red chilies- 3-4 Curry leaves- 7-10 Tamarind paste- 1 tbsp Rai- 1 tsp Sambar masala- 2 tbsp Rentio toor dal- 1 cup Salt to taste Red chili powder- ½ tsp Turmeric powder- ½ tsp Asafoetida- 1 pinch Oil- 1 tbsp

How to make brinjal sambar?

1. Wash the toor dal thoroughly and add it into a pressure cooker along with 4 cups of water, salt, and turmeric powder.

2. Cut the 2 small brinjals and add them to the cooker. Mix it well can cook it for 2-3 whistles.

3. Let the pressure of the cooker release on its own.

4. Once pressure is released open the lid of the cooker.

5. For tempering heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan along with mustard seeds and let them crackle.

6. Add hing along with curry leaves, and 3-4 dried red chili and roast them.

7. Now add 1 finely chopped onion and saute it well.

8. Also, add 2 finely chopped tomatoes and fry it till it becomes mushy.

9. Now add 2 tbsp of sambar powder and red chili powder.

10. Add 1 tbsp of tamarind paste into the mixture.

11. Once the gravy is properly cooked add boiled dal and brinjal into it.

12. Add water into the mixture to adjust the consistency of the sambar.

13. Brinjal sambar is ready to serve with rice, idli or dosa.

This is all you need to know about the brinjal sambar. You can make this recipe more delicious by adding rentio toor dal in it as we have already used in it.

To get the dal you can opt to toor dal online shopping and delivered it to your home.