Thatta Payaru Sambar Recipe - Black Eyed Beans Sambar
Thatta Payaru Sambar is an authentic vegetarian curry in which beans are cooked along with spices in a creamy dal base. This dish is the best way to include plant-based proteins in your diet.
Ingredients
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1 cup Black Eyed Beans (Lobia)
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1/4 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal)
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1 Onion
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finely chopped
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1 Tomato
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finely chopped
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2 teaspoon Sambar Powder
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1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
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1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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+ 1/4 teaspoon
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1 teaspoon Salt
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2 cloves Garlic
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1/4 cup Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
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finely chopped
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For tempering
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2 tablespoons Oil
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1/8 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
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2 Dry Red Chilli
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1/2 teaspoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds)
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1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
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1 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split)
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Thatta Payaru Sambar recipe, wash the toor dal with water twice and drain the excess water from the dal
Step 2
Add 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric to the toor dal and cook the dal in pressure cooker for three whistles
Step 3
Set the cooked dal aside until the pressure releases
Step 4
In a large pot, add about 3 cups of water and bring it to boil over high heat
Step 5
Add black eyed beans and 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder to the boiling water
Step 6
Cook the beans with lid uncovered until the beans become soft and tender
Step 7
Drain the excess water from the beans and set aside
Step 8
Heat a medium sized pan on the stove over medium heat
Step 9
Add oil to the pan
Step 10
Once the oil is hot, add the ingredients mentioned under tempering which includes asafoetida, dry red chilli, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds and white urad dal
Step 11
Fry them for few seconds, till the mustard seeds splutter and urad dal turns golden
Step 12
Add chopped onions, tomatoes and saute till the onions are soft and translucent
Step 13
Once the onions are soft, add sambar powder, red chili powder, and salt
Step 14
Stir well
Step 15
To the spice blend, add cooked dal and 2 cups of water
Step 16
Bring the mixture in the pan to boil
Step 17
Once the mixture starts boiling, add cooked beans and combine them well
Step 18
Cook until the raw smell of spice powders goes off
Step 19
At the end, add minced garlic and give them a stir
Step 20
Simmer the curry for 2 to 3 minutes
Step 21
Switch off the stove and add freshly chopped coriander leaves to Sambar
Step 22
Leave it undisturbed till serving time
Step 23
Serve Thatta Payaru Sambar with Steamed Rice, Carrot and Beans Thoran and Elai Vadam
Step 24
Add a spoon of ghee to the sambar rice to make it more delicious