Usually, we add homemade sambar powder to make sambar. We also add veggies like murungakkai, small onion, ladies finger, capsicum, radish, and pumpkin to make sambar. But this one is a very simple one without sambar powder and vegetables. Usually, we don’t add tomatoes in sambar, except the ones we make for tiffin sambar. This Kothamalli sambar | Coriander leaves sambar recipe tasted nice with a nice flavour of kothamalli leaves. Do give it a try and check out the other sambar recipes from Jeyashri’s kitchen
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Kothamalli Sambar
Wash and pressure the cook the toor dal with enough water and ½ tsp turmeric powder, for 4-5 whistles.Mash and keep aside.Soak a small lemon sized tamarind in hot water for 10 minutes and extract 2 cups of tamarind water.Finely chop the onions and coriander leaves.
In a pan add 3 tsp oil and add the mustard seeds.Slit the green chili and break the red chili into half and add.Saute for a minute and add the chopped onions.I used small onions, you can use big onions too.Saute till translucent.
Now add in the tamarind water.Add ½ tsp turmeric powder and asafoetida.Let this boil in medium flame for 7-8 minutes.
Once the raw smell of the tamarind goes off, add the cooked and mashed toor dal.Add the chopped coriander leaves.Add ½ cup of water to adjust the consistency.Mix well and let this boil for 2-3 minutes.
Switch off the flame.Kothamalli sambar is ready.Serve with Pongal, dosa, or with rice too.
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