506: Hotel Style Sambhar Version 2

Sambar is the signature dish of South India.  Hotel Sambhar is slightly different from Home made Sambhar. Though I already posted few Sāmbhar recipes, I want to post one more  Hotel Sāmbhar recipe.

Take a look at this special Hotel  style sambar recipe and give it a try.

Preparation time:      10 minutes

Cooking time:            20 minutes

Cuisine                       South Indian

Recipe Category        Kuzhambhu and Sambhar

Serves                       4

Ingredients

Moong Dal                         1 cup

Tovar Dal                           ½  Cup

Carrot                               1/2 cup (Any vegetable at your choice)

Green Capsicum                 1 no.  (Chopped)

Tomatoes                           3 (Medium)

Green Chilies                     3 nos. (Slit)

Tamarind                           Small Gooseberry Size

Kashmiri Red chili Powder   ½ teaspoon (For Color)

Turmeric powder                1/4 tsp

Coriander leaves,               4 stalks (chopped)

Ghee                                 1 tablespoon

Salt                                   To Taste

Jaggery                             1 Tablespoon

For Sambar Masala

 Oil                                   1 Tablespoon

Coriander Seeds                 2 Teaspoons

Fenugreek seeds                1/8 Teaspoon

Chenna dhal                       1 ½ Tablespoon

Urdh dal                             1 Teaspoon

Red Chillies                         4 no.

Asafetida Powder                ¼ Teaspoon

Fresh Coconut                     3 Tablespoon

For Tempering

 Gingelly oil (Sesame oil)      1 teaspoon

black mustard seeds             ½ teaspoon

Dry Red Chillies                    2 no.

Curry leaves                         2 sprigs

Mehtod:

• Pressure cook daal adding turmeric powder, asafetida and 2 cups of water.. Take at least 5-6 whistles, and once done smash and keep aside.
•  Cut the tomatoes, vegetables, chillies, curry leaves and keep aside.
• Soak the tamarind in the hot water and extract the juice. Keep aside.

For Sambar Masala

• Heat oil in a pan and Roast all the Sambhar spices one after the other. Remove from heat.
• Grind the mixture with half a cup of water to a paste. Let the paste be very slightly coarse. Set aside

For the Sambar

• Take a heavy bottomed pan ,Place all the vegetables and tomatoes. Add Tamarind  Juice and let them cook partially.
• Now add the ground Sambhar Masala and salt . mix it very well. Let it boil for  2-3 minutes.
• Now add the cooked dal in it let it continue to boil for 2-3 minutes.
• Then add Jaggery to the Sambhar while boiling then stir well.

 For Tempering/ Tadka

• In a separate saucepan, heat oil. Add the tempering ingredients. As they sizzle, drizzled the tempered oil over sambar. Now add the Kashmiri Chilli Powder  and Hing and immediate pour it on the Sambhar.
• Cover with the lid. Switch off the gas.
• Serve hot sambar with Idli and Dosas.

Hotel Sambhar 

MY OTher Hotel Sambhar Recipe  Here You Go

Hotel Sambhar Version 1

505: Sukku Malli Coffee| Sonti Kaapi/ சுக்கு காபி / Dry ginger Coffee

Sukku Malli Coffee is an excellent home remedy for indigestion. If you give young children Sukku coffee, they will not suffer from anemia as it is made with palm jaggery which is rich in iron and they will also develop a taste for traditional drinks instead of drinking harmful cola drinks. Sukku  Coffee is very good For Cold: This coffee is very comforting to drink when we have cold and it also helps if we suffer from chest congestion. It is an amazing health drink with the goodness of Dry ginger, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, cardamom, whole black peppercorns with jaggery/palm sugar/palm jaggery for sweetness.

Prep Time:          5 Mins

Cook Time:         5 Mins  

Category:            Herbal Juices , Beverages

Ingredients for Sukku Malli Coffee Powder(Makes 4 tbsp):

Dry Ginger Powder/ 2’’ in Sukku             2 Tablespoon

Coriander Seeds                                    1 Tablespoon

Whole Black Peppercorns                       ¾ Teaspoon

Cardamom                                            1 no.

Cloves                                                  2 no

       

Ingredients for Black  Sukku Coffee

Palm Sugar/ Karuppatti                           2-3 Tablespoons

Water                                                    2 Cups

Sukku Malli Coffee Powder                      2 Tablespoon

With Milk Sukku Coffee

Warm Milk          ¼ cup

 Method:

Dry roast the coriander seeds, black pepper in pan.

To Make Sukku Malli Coffee powder

• Take the roasted pepper and coriander seeds in a mortar and pestle with Dry Ginger Powder, Cloves and Cardamom and make a Crushed powder. This is called as Sukku Malli Coffee powder. 
• You can store it in an air tight container for long term storage.

To make Black Sukku Malli Coffee

• Take the palm jaggery powder /Broken Palm Jaggery ,Water and pounded 1 tablespoon of  Sukku Coffee powder into a bowl.
• Boil everything together till the raw smell of coriander seeds leaves and the water reduces.
• Filter the Sukku Malli Coffee and serve it hot. No other drink can comfort you so much when you have sore throat.

Sukku Malli Coffee With Milk

•  Add ¼ of warm milk with ¾ cup of Black Sukku Malli Coffee.

Notes:

• If you don't get palm jaggery, substitute with regular jaggery.
• Don't pound the spices too finely.
• For Fever and Heavy cough, when you boil the  coffee add few leaves of Tulsi and Oma Valli Thayai.