Vendakkai Sambar | Ladies Finger Sambar
Vendakkai Sambar is a tasty, flavorful sambar made by cooking dal & then simmering it with ladies finger, basic veggies, spices and herbs. Vendakkai Sambar serves as a great side dish for rice, idli, dosa, pongal etc. Vendakkai Sambar Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
Servings2
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup toor dal
- 1 small tomato roughly chopped
- 12-15 ladies finger
- 1 heaped teaspoon sambar powder
- 2 pinches turmeric powder
- 1/8 cup thin tamraind pulp
- water as required
- salt to taste
To temper:
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon split urad dal
- 8 nos small onion
- 1/4 teaspoon hing
- a small sprig curry leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
Instructions
- Rinse ladies finger well, wipe off the moisture with a kitchen towel or tissue. Trim both the ends of the veggie.
- Chop int 1 inch pieces. Now heat a non stick pan and saute ladies finger till the color changes slightly browned. By this time sliminess and stickiness would have reduced. Set aside.
- Pressure cook toor dal with enough water for at least 5 whistles or until mushy. Once pressure releases mash it up well with a ladle, Set aside.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker - add the items listed under 'to temper' let it splutter. Then add small onion, tomato and saute till raw smell of tomato leaves.
- Add ladies finger along with turmeric powder and sambar powder. Saute for 2mins. Add required salt.
- Then add cooked dal along with little water and let it boil in low medium flame until ladies finger is cooked.
- Now add tamarind water and let it boil for 5mins in low flame. Add chopped coriander leaves generously and switch off.
- Serve Vendakkai Sambar with hot rice and any veggie of your choice.
Notes
- Sambar should be neither thick nor runny, it should be in between.
- Adding sambar powder and frying along with veggie gives a nice flavour.
- You can add any vegetable for this sambar.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder if your sambar powder is less spicy.
- Thin tamarind water is just enough , no need to extract thick pulp.
- This sambar serves as a great side dish for rice or even idli dosas.
Nutrition Facts
Vendakkai Sambar | Ladies Finger Sambar
Amount Per Serving (75 g)
Calories 223
Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Sodium 41mg2%
Potassium 412mg12%
Carbohydrates 36g12%
Fiber 10g42%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 11g22%
Vitamin A 898IU18%
Vitamin C 24mg29%
Calcium 97mg10%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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