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

Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, southern indian lentil stew - sambar/kuah dalca. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to 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 cook it.

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

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