My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar
My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar

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My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

I love a good sambar recipe and i love the one that my mom makes. I've tried making sambar so many times and it's never been the way I've expected. This video shows how to make perfect sambar in tamil. how to make sambar without sambar powder in tamil.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook my mom's soothing okra sambar using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar:
  1. Prepare 250 gms okra cut into cubes
  2. Make ready 2 cups tamarind water
  3. Take As needed: Salt
  4. Get 3-4 tablespoons gingelly oil
  5. Take 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  6. Prepare Seasoning
  7. Make ready 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  8. Get 1 tsp chana dal
  9. Take 2 tsp urad dal
  10. Take 1/4 tsp asafoetida/hing
  11. Prepare 2 Green chillies slit lengthwise
  12. Make ready 1 sprig curry leaves

This recipe is pretty straightforward But once I started cooking, RK tasted my sambar, and he has become a die-hard fan, just like any other South Indian. Kudos to my mom's recipe, for. Sambar is a thick lentil and vegetable stew in a spicy tamarind broth. DISCLAIMER: For anyone who is about to argue with me that it is spelled sambhar: in The beauty and versatility of sambar is that you can use whatever vegetables you want.

Steps to make My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar:
  1. In a pot, add oil and put in the items given under seasoning section. Wait till the dals become golden brown.
  2. Add in the chopped okra and mix well. Toss until okra is cooked well to about 80%. Make sure it is not completely cooked as it turns mushy.
  3. Add in the tamarind water and let it boil covered until the raw smell goes off. Now, add in turmeric powder along with required amount of salt.
  4. Finally, when all the raw smell have gone of turmeric, turn off heat and close it until serving.
  5. Tip: note that this sambar is supposed to be watery as against the usual thick varieties. The runny texture and the thick okra blend well with rice. The more thicker it becomes, the proper taste of okra is lost. Also, add no other seasoning like sambar powder or cilantro/coriander leaves. They take the authentic taste away from this recipe.

According to Wikipedia, sambar is made with okra, moringa. Okra sambar goes very well with plain steamed rice or rava idli or dosa. Accompany a side veggie dish like a poriyal or a veggie roast and you have a delicious South Indian meal. Also serve some appalam or vadams (papads) and a pickle as a side. This is my mom in law's basic sambar recipe for rice in which we use lady's finger @ okra.

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