Arachuvitta Sambar Recipe
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A South Indian lentil and vegetable soup enriched with a fragrant paste of roasted spices and fresh coconut. This no-onion, no-garlic sambar is traditionally served with steamed rice for lunch or dinner.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- ½ cup pigeon pea lentils ((tur dal or arhar dal) - 110 grams)
- 2 cups water (- for pressure cooking)
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder ((ground turmeric))
- ½ teaspoon oil (- optional)
- 2 drumsticks
- 250 grams ash gourd ((white pumpkin) or about 1 cup of diced ash gourd)
- 1 carrot (- medium to large )
- 3 to 4 shallots (or 1 medium size onion - optional)
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil ((gingelly oil))
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 2 dried red chilies
- 1 sprig curry leaves (or 12 to 15 curry leaves)
- 1 pinch of asafoetida ((hing))
- 1 to 1.5 cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 to 5 dried red chillies
- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
- ¼ teaspoon fenugreek seeds
- 1 teaspoon chana dal ((husked and split Bengal gram))
- ½ teaspoon black peppercorns
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil ((gingelly oil))
- 4 tablespoons fresh grated coconut
- 5 to 6 tablespoons water (- for grinding)
- 1.5 tablespoons tightly packed tamarind (- seedless)
- ½ cup hot water
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 75M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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- Prep
- 30m
- Cook
- 45m
- Sodium
- 882mg
- Total sugar
- 6g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 314mg
- Calcium
- 56mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 30M
- SODIUM
- 882MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.