Udupi Sambar Recipe | No Onion No Garlic Sambar | Startup Cooking

 UDUPI SAMBAR | NO ONION NO GARLIC SAMBAR | STARTUP COOKING

Udupi Sambar is a very delicious South Indian recipe which is prepared with veggies and freshly ground spices. This sambar is very special, which belongs to Udupi (a city in Karnataka). 

Sambar is a very popular recipe in South India and one can't imagine without this dish in any cuisine. This recipe is a part of Udupi cuisine and can be found in every restaurant in the city.

Udupi sambar has no onion, no garlic and no tomato, tangy flavor from tamarind extract is heavenly delicious and woo your taste buds. This sambar goes well with Idli, Dosa, Pongal and steamed rice. Freshly roasted coconut gives an extra ordinary flavor.

You can prepare this sambar with just one vegetable or with combination of vegetables. Follow my step-by-step photo recipe to prepare Udupi Sambar. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

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RECIPE FOR UDUPI SAMBAR

Coarse       : Side Dish for Idli, Dosa and Rice

Cuisine      : Udupi

Author       : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time  : 15 min

Cook Time : 25 min

Total Time  : 40 min

INGREDIENTS

To Roast and Grind

• 1 tsp oil

• 1 tbsp coriander seeds

• 1.5 tsp Urad Dal

• 1 tsp bengal gram dal

• 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds

• 1/4 tsp hing

• 1 spring curry leaves

• 1/4 cup grated coconut

• 6-8 Byadgi red chilli

• water to grind

To Pressure Cook

• 3/4 cup toor dal

• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

To Temper

• 2 tbsp oil

• 1/4 tsp mustard seeds

• 1/2 tsp urad dal

• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds

• 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds

• 1/4 tsp hing

• 1 red chilli

• 1 spring curry leaves

• 1/3 cup chopped vegetables (your choice - can use carrot, beans, brinjal, yam, pumpkin, etc.,)

• gooseberry sized tamarind - soak in water

• 1/8 tsp turmeric powder

• salt to taste

• 1 tsp jaggery

• 1 tbsp ghee

• handful of coriander leaves - to garnish

PROCEDURE

• add a tsp of oil in a pan, fry coriander seeds, Urad Dal, bengal gram dal and fenugreek seeds

• fry for few minutes in low flame

• add curry leaves, hing, red chili and grated coconut

• roast well and then switch off the flame

• cool down completely

• add in to mixer grinder

• grind to a smooth paste adding little water and keep it aside

• pressure cook toor dal with turmeric powder for 3-4 whistle

• mash the dal with spoon or with hand blender and keep it aside

• if using hand blender, sambar will be creamy texture and taste delicious than mash with spoon

• soak tamarind in water and extract the juice

• heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan

• add mustard seeds and allow to crackle, then add Urad Dal, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, hing, red chili and curry leaves

• saute for few seconds or till the nice aroma comes

• add chopped vegetables and saute for 1 minute

• add tamarind extract and ground paste

• mix well

• cover and cook in low medium flame for 5-10 minutes or until the vegetables cooked thoroughly

• add cooked dal and salt

• mix well

• bring sambar to boil well for 5 minutes

• add jaggery and cook for 1 minute

• garnish with coriander leaves and ghee

• Udupi Sambar Ready

• serve hot with Idli, Dosa or Rice

• Yum 😋 

NOTE

1. if you like add sambar powder, after adding tamarind water
2. add more jaggery if you like sweet sambar
3. adding more vegetables gives more taste to this sambar
4. don't add onion, garlic and tomato

Udupi Sambar with Step-By-Step Photo Recipe

add a tsp of oil in a pan

add coriander seeds, Urad Dal, bengal gram dal and fenugreek seeds

fry for few minutes in low flame

add red chili, hing, curry leaves and grated coconut

mix and roast well in low medium flame, switch off and cool down completely and then grind to a smooth paste (forgot to take the picture)

soak tamarind in water and extract the juice

pressure cook toor dal for 3-4 whistle

cooked dal

mash well using spoon or hand blender

heat oil in a pan, crackle mustard seeds, Urad Dal, cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds

add hing, red chilli and curry leaves, saute for few seconds

add chopped vegetables

saute for few minutes

add tamarind water

add roasted and grounded paste

mix well

cover and cook in low medium flame for 5 minutes or till the veggies cooked completely

add mashed toor dal

add salt

mix well

boil the sambar well for 5 minutes

add jaggery powder and cook for 1 minute

garnish with coriander leaves

add ghee

mix well and switch off the flame

Udupi Sambar Ready