How to Prepare Homemade My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar
Randall Frank 14/10/2020 18:04
My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook my mom's soothing okra sambar using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar:
Take 250 gms okra cut into cubes
Make ready 2 cups tamarind water
Make ready As needed: Salt
Make ready 3-4 tablespoons gingelly oil
Get 1 tsp Turmeric powder
Take Seasoning
Take 1 tsp Mustard seeds
Prepare 1 tsp chana dal
Make ready 2 tsp urad dal
Prepare 1/4 tsp asafoetida/hing
Make ready 2 Green chillies slit lengthwise
Get 1 sprig curry leaves
Steps to make My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar:
In a pot, add oil and put in the items given under seasoning section. Wait till the dals become golden brown.
Add in the chopped okra and mix well. Toss until okra is cooked well to about 80%. Make sure it is not completely cooked as it turns mushy.
Add in the tamarind water and let it boil covered until the raw smell goes off. Now, add in turmeric powder along with required amount of salt.
Finally, when all the raw smell have gone of turmeric, turn off heat and close it until serving.
Tip: note that this sambar is supposed to be watery as against the usual thick varieties. The runny texture and the thick okra blend well with rice. The more thicker it becomes, the proper taste of okra is lost. Also, add no other seasoning like sambar powder or cilantro/coriander leaves. They take the authentic taste away from this recipe.
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