How to make Vengaya Sambhar - Onion sambhar.
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Main Ingredients : Toor Dal (तुवर दाल), Pearl Onion
Cuisine : Tamil Nadu
Course : Dals and Kadhis
Vengaya Sambhar Recipe Card
The highly developed and sensitive palates of the Tamilians are well chronicled in the Sangam classics. They believe that food should ideally cater to all the six tastes - bitter, pungent, sweet, salty, sour and astringent.
Tamil Nadu has a wide variety of delicious food both for the vegetarians as well as the non-vegetarians, though most of it is made of grains, lentils, rice and vegetables. Spices are added to give a distinctive taste. Rice has been the staple diet of the Tamilians, an inculcated habit, due to the large-scale cultivation of the crop in the state.
Chettinad cuisine, a speciality in Tamil Nadu, is famous for its hot and spicy non-vegetarian food. A part of the Mudaliar community is non-vegetarians and its cuisine is delightfully spicy without being too hot. Wet masalas are generally used, the main ingredients being fresh coconut paste and ground ginger-garlic.
For more recipes related to Vengaya Sambhar checkout Keoti Dal, Dal Dhokli, Methiwali Arhar Dal, Mysuru Rasam . You can also find more Dals and Kadhis recipes like Masoor Dal Methi, Chana Dal in Coconut Gravy, Kachche Aam ki Kadhi, Poondu Rasam.
Prep Time : 31-40 minutes
Cook time : 26-30 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Tangy
Ingredients for Vengaya Sambhar Recipe
Toor Dal 1 1/2 tablespoons
Pearl Onion to taste
Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
Tomato 1
Pearl onions 10
Curry leaves 10
Whole dry red chillies 3
Oil 2 tablespoons
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Asafoetida 1/4 teaspoon
Sambhar powder 3 teaspoon
Jaggery (gur) grated 1 teaspoon
Tamarind pulp 1 tablespoon
Method
Step 1
Clean and wash toovar dal. Pressure-cook with salt, turmeric and water. Cool and mash well. Keep aside. Wash and chop tomato. Peel and wash pearl onions. Wash and pat dry curry leaves.
Step 2
Remove stems and break whole red chillies into smaller pieces. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, broken red chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida. When mustard starts to crackle add chopped tomatoes and cook for two to three minutes.
Step 3
Add pearl onions and sambhar powder and stir-fry for another four to five minutes. Pour in the dal. Mix well. Add jaggery and tamarind pulp and simmer for another five to ten minutes.
Step 4
Serve hot with steamed rice.
