Sambar Recipe - ACZoom

Ingredients

• Toor dal – 1/3 cup
• Masoor dal – 1/3 cup
• Mustard seeds – 1 teaspoon
• Cumin Seeds – 2 teaspoons
• Curry Leaves (kadi patta) – 10-12
• Dry red whole chillies – 3-5
• Oil – 2-4 tablespoons
• Onion (1 large – 1-1.5 cups), chopped into around 1 inch squares, or any way you wish, just keep the pieces large or long
• Asafoetida (hing – 1/4 teaspoon)
• Urad dal (white, husked, 1 teaspoon)
• Fenugreek seeds (1 teaspoon)
• Cumin powder (1 teaspoon, optional)
• Coriander powder (1 teaspoon, optional)
• Sambar powder – 2 tablespoons (I used MTR Brand)
• Drumsticks – handful (1-1.5 cups)
• Eggplant (1-2 small – 1-1.5 cups when cut into cubes)
• Woodear mushroom (7-9 pieces, optional – any vegetables you want can be added to sambar!)
• Salt to taste
• Tomatoes (1 large or 2-3 small, around 1-1.5 cups)
• Jaggery (gur) – 1-2 tablespoon