My mother always used to cook thandu keerai or amaranthus leaves regularly at home. We can use the leaves as well as the stem of this keerai in cooking. Amaranthus leaves are a storehouse of essential phytonutrients and antioxidants which help to reduce inflammation in the body. Amaranthus leaves are low in calories and rich … [Read more…]
Pasi paruppu sambar or Moong dhal sambar is simple sambar and is good for health. We make this sambar often and this goes well with idly, doasa and pongal. This is also very light on stomach. This sambar is given when one is pregnant as it gives essential nutrition. Moong dhal is rich source of … [Read more…]
Mochai Kottai is available in winter season here. It has lots of health benefits. We use this in most of the recipes we make. We add this in curries, sambar, kurma, upma etc. this beans tastes so well. It has a unique taste which makes the dish very tasty.
Methi leaves are very beneficial to us. Methi leaves are rich in iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, phosphorus and vitamin B6. It also contains a number of powerful phytonutrients. The health benefits of fenugreek include relief from anemia, loss of taste, fever, stomach disorders, respiratory disorders, mouth ulcers, diabetes and inflammations. So I thought of making sambar with … [Read more…]
Two weeks back I tried this sambar which tastes like hotel sambar at home. It came out very well. Here we add roasted gram. Because of this, the taste itself changes like hotel sambar. In hotels they add yellow pumpkin also while cooking the dhal and mash it. This gives thicker sambar.
This is a very nice sambar made with small onions, fried and ground along with some spices. You will get a rich aroma and this sambar tastes so good. I learnt this recipe from my husband’s grandmother.
Sambar is a popular south Indian recipe which is often served with cooked rice, idly, dosa and pongal. This post is for beginners who is just learning to make sambar in a easy way. Sambar is so healthy as lentils provide us proteins and vegetables with fiber.
Bitter gourd is a healthy vegetable which is good for diabetic people. When it is combined with toor dhal it is very tasty. The taste of ground spices, tangy tamarind and sweet jaggery compensates for the bitterness of the gourd. Today I am posting Pavakkai pitlai which my mother used to make.
Araichu vitta sambar is a traditional tamilnadu sambar with ground ingredients. The roasting and grinding adds flavour to this sambar and it tastes so good. In this recipe, I have changed a little bit. My mother used to make this on festival days and special days.
Today I made this sambar with lentils and drumsticks. Drumsticks are abundant in our Home town. But it is too costly here in Bangalore. So whenever I get it less, I make this sambar.