Southern Indian Lentil Stew - Sambar/Kuah Dalca
Southern Indian Lentil Stew - Sambar/Kuah Dalca

Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, southern indian lentil stew - sambar/kuah dalca. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Stir the bottom occasionally and continue cooking until the Lentils have soften and turn to mush. Once cooked, Turn OFF the heat and let it cool. Sambar is a delicious South Indian lentil and vegetable stew. Eat it with rice, idli, dosas, vadas or just on its own.

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have southern indian lentil stew - sambar/kuah dalca using 26 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Southern Indian Lentil Stew - Sambar/Kuah Dalca:
  1. Get [For Lentil Base]
  2. Prepare 1 cup Yellow Lentils
  3. Get as needed Water (for boiling)
  4. Make ready [Sambar Paste]
  5. Get 5 pc Fresh Red Chillies (deseed, chopped roughly)
  6. Get 20 g Fresh Turmeric (roughly chopped)
  7. Prepare 2 Tbsp Coriander Seeds
  8. Take 2 tsp Cumin Seeds
  9. Make ready 1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
  10. Get 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
  11. Get 1 tsp Black Gram (Urad Dal)
  12. Prepare 1 Tbsp Split Chickpea (Chana Dal)
  13. Make ready 2 Sprigs Curry Leaves
  14. Prepare 2 g Asafoetida (optional)
  15. Make ready 2 Tbsp Cooking Oil
  16. Make ready [Stew] - add your own veggies
  17. Take 100 g Carrots (rough dice)
  18. Get 100 g Eggplant (rough slice)
  19. Prepare 100 g Tomatoes (rough dice)
  20. Get 2 pc Green Chillies (slit)
  21. Take 2 pc Red Chillies (slit)
  22. Get 30 g Fresh Coriander (rough chop, stem and leaves separated)
  23. Get as needed Water (for stewing)
  24. Take 1 Tbsp Palm Sugar
  25. Get 5 pc Tamarind Slice or Juice from 2 Tbsp Tamarind Paste
  26. Take as needed Salt (by my count, 1 tsp)

On most days, we had some kind of sambar for dinner when I was growing up. You usually eat it with rice but if you are lucky you eat sambar with idlis (steamed lentil/rice cakes) or dosa (fried lentil/rice crepe). Combine all ingredients, except lemon juice and cilantro, in a slow cooker. Season to taste with more salt and pepper, if desired; stir in lemon juice and cilantro.

Steps to make Southern Indian Lentil Stew - Sambar/Kuah Dalca:
  1. LENTILS: Add 1 cup of Lentils into a pot with 2 cups of water and bring it to a boil. Add 1 cup of water each time the liquid has evaporated. Stir the bottom occasionally and continue cooking until the Lentils have soften and turn to mush. Once cooked, Turn OFF the heat and let it cool. Once cooled, blend the Lentils with 1 cup of water until smooth and set aside.
  2. SAMBAR PASTE: heat 2 tbsp of cooking oil in a pan until hot. Add the Coriander Seeds, Cumin Seeds, Fenugreek, Mustard Seeds, Black Gram, Chickpea, Curry Leaves and fry them for 10 seconds. Then add the Chillies and the Turmeric mix well and fry them for 30 seconds. TURN OFF the heat and let it cool. Once cooled, ground the ingredients (in a food processor or mortar pestel) with the Asafoetida and set aside.
  3. ASSEMBLY: in a large pot, combine all your Vegetables with 4-5 cups of water and bring to a boil. Then add the Sambar Paste and mix well until the Paste dissolves completely. Then add the Tamarind Slice (or Tamarind Juice) and Palm Sugar. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes. After that, add the Lentils, Fresh Coriander Stems, Salt and mix well. Continue to cook until the gravy thickens to your desired consistency. Once cooked, turn off the heat and add the Fresh Coriander Leaves, mix well and serve.

Combine all ingredients, except lemon juice and cilantro, in a slow cooker. Season to taste with more salt and pepper, if desired; stir in lemon juice and cilantro. Sambar is mainly a South Indian Lentil Stew. It is made with lentils, vegetables, tamarind and spices. I have heard the question frequently about which dal (lentil) to use when making sambar.

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