Tamil Nadu Style Vengaya Sambar Recipe - Pearl Onion Sambar

Name: Tamil Nadu Style Vengaya Sambar Recipe - Pearl Onion Sambar
Prep time: 40 min
Cuisine: Tamil Nadu
Ingredients: 1 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal); 1 cup Pearl onions (Sambar Onions); 1 Tomatoes; chopped; 1 cup Tamarind Water; 2 tablespoons Sambar Powder; 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); Salt; to taste; For tempering; 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu); 1 teaspoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds); 2 Dry Red Chilli; Asafoetida (hing); a pinch; 1 sprig Curry leaves; roughly torn

By Admin

Prep Time Total in 40 M

Course South Indian Breakfast

Cuisine Tamil Nadu

Diet Vegetarian

Tamil Nadu Style Vengaya Sambar Recipe also known as the Pearl Onion Sambar Recipe is a simple and yet delicious sambar recipe that is made authentic with a homemade sambar powder.

Ingredients

1 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal)
1 cup Pearl onions (Sambar Onions)
1 Tomatoes
chopped
1 cup Tamarind Water
2 tablespoons Sambar Powder
1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
Salt
to taste
For tempering
1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
1 teaspoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds)
2 Dry Red Chilli
Asafoetida (hing)
a pinch
1 sprig Curry leaves
roughly torn

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Tamil Nadu Style Vengaya Sambar / Onion Sambar Recipe, pressure cook the dal with turmeric powder, salt and 2 cups water for about 5 whistles until the dal is done

Step 2

Once done, mash the toor dal and keep aside

Step 3

Into a pressure cooker, add a teaspoon of oil and add the pearl onions to it

Step 4

Roast the pearl onions for about 4 to 5 minutes until you get a roasted aroma

Step 5

Once the onions are roasted, add the tomatoes and the homemade sambar powder, salt , turmeric powder the the tamarind water

Step 6

Cover the pressure cooker and allow the Vengaya Sambar Masala to pressure cook for 2 whistles and turn off the heat

Step 7

Allow the pressure to release naturally

Step 8

Open the cooker, add the mashed toor dal and combine the Onion Sambar well

Step 9

Check the salt and adjust accordingly

Step 10

To season, heat a small tadka pan with oil add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, dry red chilli and pinch of hing and let it crackle

Step 11

Add the curry leaves and turn off the heat

Step 12

Pour the tempering over the onion sambar and give the sambar a brisk boil

Step 13

Once done, stir in the chopped coriander leaves and transfer the Onion Sambar to a serving bowl

Step 14

Serve the Tamil Nadu Style Vengaya Sambar Recipe along withHomemade Soft Idli, Ghee Roast Dosa and Coconut Chutney for a weekend breakfast

Step 15

You can also the Onion Sambar along with with Steamed Rice and Beetroot Thoran for a weekday lunch