Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, tomato and onion sambar. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Raw tomato has a unique tangy taste. It gives this sambar a special flavor. Raw tomato and onion sambar is a spicy curry with a mild aroma. This sambar pairs well with steamed rice.
Tomato and Onion Sambar is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Tomato and Onion Sambar is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have tomato and onion sambar using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Tomato and Onion Sambar:
- Take 4 tomatoes, preferably slightly sour, chopped
- Take 2 green chilies, chopped
- Get 1 medium sized onion, cubed
- Take 1 tsp mustard seeds
- Take 1/8 tsp fenugreek seeds/methi
- Get 1/2 tsp hing/asafetida powder
- Take Few sprigs curry leaves
- Make ready 1 tbsp sambhar powder (homemade or store bought)
- Prepare to taste Salt
- Get 2 tbsp ghee or coconut oil
- Get as required Finely chopped coriander leaves or cilantro for garnishing
Tomato sambar recipe with step by step photos - this thakkali sambar is a delicious variation of sambar made with tomatoes, lentils, pearl onions In this tomato sambar, I have used homemade sambar powder. You can even use any good brand of sambar powder. Heat oil in a kadai/ pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add fenugreek seeds, saute for a second and add onions and curry leaves. Sambar not only tastes good, but also has many health benefits too.
Instructions to make Tomato and Onion Sambar:
- Blend tomatoes, chopped green chilies and onions to a coarse puree; not too fine; you need a bit of texture in the sambhar.
- Heat oil or ghee in a deep saucepan or kadhai and once hot, add the mustard seeds. - When the seeds start to splutter, add the methi seeds, curry leaves and hing. Fry on medium heat for a few seconds. - Tip in the tomato-onion puree along with some water, depending upon how thick or thin you want your sambhar.
- Add sambhar powder and salt to taste along with a pinch of sugar (to balance the acidity and sourness of the tomatoes) and mix well.
- Bring to a boil and once it comes to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat, garnish with chopped cilantro and serve hot with idlis (steamed rice-lentil cakes), dosas (rice-lentil savory crepes) or even parathas or puris. This tastes excellent with hot steamed rice with a vegetable stir fry on the side! - - Enjoy!
- This quick tomato sambar tastes best with country tomatoes; these are a bit sour and juicy and perfect to use in this side dish. If you cannot find it, use the regular tomatoes and just add a bit of tamarind paste or pulp or squeeze a tsp of lemon juice after removing from heat. - Blend the puree fine or coarse, depending upon your preference. - For extra texture, fry half onion in the seasoning before adding the puree and then make sambhar.
Heat oil in a kadai/ pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add fenugreek seeds, saute for a second and add onions and curry leaves. Sambar not only tastes good, but also has many health benefits too. So, today we shall prepare the potato and onion sambar, which is a very simple recipe. Sambar tastes best when had with rotis and chapatis. Spicy Tomato Sambar Recipe For Lunch.
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