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Pumpkin Sambar

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Ingredients

Adjust Servings:
½ cup toor dal
2 cups water
1 tsp turmeric powder
For Sambar
½ a small pumpkin –cubed
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
¼ tsp asafoetida
1 tsp cumin seeds
¼ tsp asafoetida
1 sprig curry leaves
1 large onion – peeled and sliced
2 green chillies – slit
2 tbsp coriander powder
2 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
½ tsp sugar
2 tbsp tamarind pulp
Water as needed

Nutritional information

257
calories
29.32 g
carbohydrates
3.7 g
protein
15.24 g
fat
28 mg
sodium
0 mg
cholesterol

Pumpkin Sambar

Features:
  • Veg
Cuisine:
  • 45 mins
  • Serves 30
  • Easy

Ingredients

  • For Sambar

How to make Pumpkin sambar

  1. Combine dal, water, and turmeric powder together in a cooker.
    1. Cover and cook for 3 whistles.
    2. Simmer for 5 mins.
    3. Turn off the cooker and release the steam.
  2. Open and mash the dal thoroughly.
    1. Set aside.
  3. Heat oil in a pot.
    1. Add cumin, mustard, curry leaves, and asafoetida.
    2. Sauté for 1 min.
  4. Add in onions, green chillies.
    1. Sauté until they turn a light golden.
  5. Add chopped pumpkin.
    1. Mix well.
  6. Add a little salt and sugar.
    1. Mix well.
  7. Add in all spice powder.
    1. Mix well.
  8. Add in cooked dal, tamarind pulp, and some water to thin the sambar.
    1. Mix well.
  9. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 5 - 8 mins.
  10. Serve and enjoy!

Trivia

Technically, pumpkin is a fruit not a vegetable because it contains seeds.

 

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