Kannada Sambhar or Konkani Colombo
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
Lentils, Indian Tuar dal 1 cup Onions, raw, 1 medium cut in 10 pieces lengthwisePotato, with skin cleaned - 120 grams cubed bite size piecesAsparagus, fresh, 1 cup cut into bite size piecesGreen Beans (snap), 1 cup cut into 2" pieces.Cauliflower, raw, .5 head, medium separated into florets Scallions, raw, 3 medium (4-1/8" long) cut into 1 1/2 " piecesCilantro, raw, 2 sprigs cut into 2 " pieces. Sambhar Powder MTR, 1.5 tbsp let soak in warm water with tamarind.Tamcon Tamarind Concentrate, 3/4 to 1 tsp depending upon your taste for sourness for traditional taste. OR use 1 large beefsteak tomato chopped OR 1/2 cup crushed tomatoes.Mustard seed, yellow, 1 tsp Olive Oil, 2 1tsp asafoetida powder ( optional)fenugrik seeds ( optional)Fresh curry leaves 1 sprigIn spring, you can add corn on the cob cut into 5 pieces, carrots, or any other fresh veggies of your choice.
Boil tuar dal in as much water as necessary ( more is not a problem) about 6 cups or so - till it is soft and tender but, not broken down in a 4 Qt. pot. Add all the veggies except cauliflower - onion, potato, string beans, asparagus and cook till tender with salt. Stir in sambhar powder and tamarind paste soaking in warm water. Add more water as needed. Pot should be full now with veggies and water. Bring to another boil. Stir in cauliflower and bring to another boil. Drop in scallions, cilantro and season. In a small sauce pan, heat olive oil, drop mustard seeds. As they pop, stir in asafoetida powder, fenugrik seeds and curry leaves. Pour over the greens in the soup pot. Cover tight and let sit for 10 minutes. Serve hot. Should serve 8 people easily. Cut the recipe in half to prepare for 4. Delicious!!
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NITAFROMCT.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NITAFROMCT.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 79.1
- Total Fat: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 305.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 13.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.5 g
- Protein: 4.3 g
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