Sprouted Kollu Sambar (Horse Gram Sambar with Vegetables)

Name: Sprouted Kollu Sambar (Horse Gram Sambar with Vegetables)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Horse Gram (1 cups Horse Gram Dal (Kollu/ Kulith) soaked and sprouted); 1 cup Carrot (1 cup Carrot (Gajjar) cut into 1/2 inch sticks); 1 cup Bottle Gourd (1 cup Bottle gourd (lauki) cut into 1/2 inch cubes); 1 piece Tomato (1 Tomato chopped); 10 pieces Pearl Onion (10 Pearl onions (Sambar Onions) halved); 1 cup Tamarind (1 cup Tamarind Water); 2 tsp Sambar Powder (2 teaspoons Sambar Powder); ½ tsp Ground Turmeric (1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste); 1 tsp Sesame Oil (1 teaspoon Gingelly oil); 1 tsp Mustard Seeds (1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)); 4 pieces Red Chili (4 Dry Red Chillies); ¼ tsp Asafoetida (1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)); 2 sprig Curry leaves (2 sprig Curry leaves)

A healthy, vegan South Indian sambar made with sprouted horse gram dal and mixed vegetables, tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves.

30 minIndian

Servings4

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Vegan
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Dairy Free
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Steps

1Pressure cook the sprouted horse gram dal with 3 cups of water for 6 whistles, then mash lightly and set aside.
2In the same pressure cooker, combine carrots, bottle gourd, tamarind water, sambar powder, pearl onions, turmeric, tomato, and salt. Pressure cook for 2 whistles and release pressure immediately.
3Add the cooked horse gram dal to the vegetable mixture, bring to a boil, and adjust seasoning.
4Heat sesame oil in a tempering pan. Add mustard seeds and dry red chillies; when seeds crackle, add asafoetida and curry leaves. Pour this tempering over the sambar.
5Transfer to a serving bowl and serve hot.