Udupi Style Sambar and Chutney – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

For Sambar

• Take turdal and wash it really good with water.
• Add water and keep it aside.
• Peel and chop bottle gourd into pieces.
• Transfer them into another cooker pot.
• Add carrot, potato, tomato, onion and water.
• In original udupi sambar they add Madrasi kakadi, shevagyachi sheng, brinjal too.  You can use veggies those are available with you and as per your choice.
• Transfer the pot containing dal at them base and veggies pot on it.
• Close the lid and cook on medium heat until 4-5 whistles.
• Heat up a pan on medium heat.
• Add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, chana dal, urad dal, dry red chilies and fry everything well for about 2-3 minutes until it releases nice aroma.
• Turn off the gas and add fenugreek seeds.
• Mix well and transfer everything into a blender jar.
• Add fresh coconut and blend into fine paste.
• Add a little water and blend into fine paste. Masala for sambar is all ready.
• Heat up a pan on medium heat.
• Add cooked veggies, mashed cooked dal, water, blended masala and mix well.
• Simmer on medium heat for about 5-6 minutes.
• Add salt, tamarind-jaggery pulp and simmer on medium heat for another 7-8 minutes.
• Heat up oil in a tadka pan.
• Add mustard seeds and let them pop up.
• Add cumin seeds, hing, curry leaves, dry red chilies and add this tadka in sambar.
• Mix well and sambar is all ready.

For Chutney

• Take fresh coconut into a blender jar.
• Add roasted chana dal, green chilies, ginger, tamarind and blend dry first.
• Add salt, water to adjust the consistency, sugar and blend everything well again.
•  Transfer the chutney into a bowl.
• Heat up oil in a tadka pan.
• Add mustard seeds and let them pop up.
• Add cumin seeds, hing, curry leaves, dry red chilies and add this tadka on the chutney.
• Mix well and chutney is all ready.