Sambar (South Indian Vegetable Stew) | Saveur

Name: Sambar (South Indian Vegetable Stew) | Saveur
Ingredients: ½ cups toor dal (yellow pigeon peas), rinsed, soaked 30 minutes, and drained; ½ cups coconut or canola oil; 8 cloves garlic, mashed into a paste; 1 small red onion, cut into 1" pieces; 1 (2") piece ginger, peeled and mashed into a paste; 4 small green Thai chiles or 2 serranos, chopped; 2 drumsticks , trimmed and cut into 2" pieces; 2 medium carrots, quartered lengthwise and cut into 2" pieces; 2 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1" pieces; 2 plum tomatoes, chopped; ½ cups sambar masala; 3 tbsp. fresh or frozen grated coconut; 3 tbsp. tamarind paste; 1 tbsp. ground cumin; 1 tsp. ground turmeric; 10 small okra, trimmed and halved crosswise; Kosher salt, to taste; 2 tsp. black mustard seeds; 10 fresh or frozen curry leaves; 5 chiles de árbol; ¼ cups cilantro leaves; Cooked white rice, for serving (optional)

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Cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey describes sambar as "a split-pea stew which is varied daily with the addition of, say, caramelized shallots or tomatoes or okra or aubergine (eggplant) poached in...

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Ingredients

½ cups toor dal (yellow pigeon peas), rinsed, soaked 30 minutes, and drained
½ cups coconut or canola oil
8 cloves garlic, mashed into a paste
1 small red onion, cut into 1" pieces
1 (2") piece ginger, peeled and mashed into a paste
4 small green Thai chiles or 2 serranos, chopped
2 <a href="https://www.saveur.com/content/india-pantry-guide/">drumsticks</a>, trimmed and cut into 2" pieces
2 medium carrots, quartered lengthwise and cut into 2" pieces
2 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1" pieces
2 plum tomatoes, chopped
½ cups <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/sambar-masala-spice-mix/">sambar masala</a>
3 tbsp. fresh or frozen grated coconut
3 tbsp. tamarind paste
1 tbsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. ground turmeric
10 small okra, trimmed and halved crosswise
Kosher salt, to taste
2 tsp. black mustard seeds
10 fresh or frozen curry leaves
5 chiles de árbol
¼ cups cilantro leaves
Cooked white rice, for serving (optional)