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

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Great recipe for Southern Indian Lentil Stew - Sambar/Kuah Dalca. Sambar is technically a vegetarian curried stew and is highly popular among vegetarians. It has no Onions nor Garlic, has a Lentil base, and can be eaten as is, or with Banana Leaf Rice, Paratha, Chapati, Idli and Dosa (Tosai)..

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

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

Dalcha, essentially a lentil preparation can either be vegetarian using pumpkin as the main constituent, or non-vegetarian using meat. This recipe is cooked regularly in most homes. Mutton Dalcha of Hyderabad, is approximately (not precisely) Sambar with Mutton. There is also Mutton Sambar but there are slight differences.

Instructions 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.

The main differences between Dalcha and Sambar is that Dalcha has. It is called hareesa in the Arab world and in Armenia, halim in Bangladesh and in West Bengal (India), or even khichra in Pakistan and in certain regions of northern India. In southern India, lentil soup is also called sambar or sambaaru. It is spicy and composed of Indian lentils, toor dal (pigeon pea), tamarind pulp and vegetables. This recipe gives you the best sambar you can make at home with what ever veggies you have in hand.

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