Radish Sambar Recipe | Mullangi Sambar

Have you ever tried sambar without sambar powder? This Radish Sambar is one such recipe without sambar powder and yet tastes delicious. You will taste the exact taste of the radish in this sambar.

Most of them do not like radish smell. But if you prepare this sambar in this method, you will certainly have extra rice along with this sambar. This sambar not only goes well with rice, but it can also be had with idli, dosa, uttapam, Pongal and almost all South Indian breakfast recipes.

While making this sambar, saute onion, tomato, and radish in the oil to get a nice flavor. Either you can temper sambar with oil or ghee. Even if you use oil to temper, always serve sambar with a dollop of ghee. Now let us see how to prepare this recipe.

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Radish Sambar Recipe | Mullangi Sambar

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Radish sambar without sambar powder.

• CourseLunch
• CuisineSouth Indian

Servings	Prep Time
4 people	15 min

Cook Time

30 min

Servings Prep Time 4 people 15 min

Cook Time 30 min

Radish Sambar Recipe | Mullangi Sambar Print Recipe Radish sambar without sambar powder. CourseLunch CuisineSouth Indian Servings Prep Time 4 people 15 min Cook Time 30 min Servings Prep Time 4 people 15 min Cook Time 30 min

Ingredients

Main ingredients

• 1/2 cup Toor dal/Thuvaram paruppu
• 1 Onion finely chopped
• 1 Tomato finely chopped
• 1 Radish peel the skin and cut into rounds
• Tamarind lemon size soaked
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric/Manjal
• 1 tsp Chili powder
• 1 Garlic pod
• 1 strand Curry Leaves/Karuveppilai
• 2 tbsp oil
• salt to taste
• 1 tbsp Coriander Leaves/Kothamalli finely chopped

To temper

• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds /kadugu
• 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds/Jeera
• 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seed/vendayam
• 1/4 tsp Asafoetida/hing
• 1 strand Curry Leaves/Karuveppilai
• 1 Dry Red Chili

Servings: people

Instructions

1. In a bowl add washed toor dal, turmeric powder, garlic pod, a tsp oil, curry leaves a strand, required water and pressure cook for 4-5 whistles.
2. Once done open the lid, mix the dal with a ladle and set aside. Don't make the dal to a smooth paste keep it coarse.
3. In a kadai add 2 tbsp oil. Once the oil gets heated add onion, saute until onion turns translucent. Then add tomato and saute until it becomes mushy. Now add a little salt and chili powder.
4. Now add radish and saute for a min. Add cooked dal, required salt for sambar, adjust water if required and close the lid and cook until the radish becomes translucent and cooked well.
5. Add tamarind water and cook for another 5 mins.
6. To temper, heat another pan and add a tbsp of oil. Once the oil gets heated add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds and let it crackle. Then add hing curry leaves, dry red chili and saute for a min.
7. Now add this temper to the radish sambar and mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves. Radish Sambar is ready.

Recipe Notes

• There is no need to add sambar powder in this recipe.
• Saute radish in oil for a min to get a nice flavor of the radish in the sambar.
• Always temper at the last.
• Serve hot with a dollop of ghee.

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