Brinjal Sambar (Kathirikai Sambar)
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Dassana's Veg Recipes · by Dassana Amit★ 4.8 (6)

Brinjal Sambar (Kathirikai Sambar)

NUTRITION · PER SERVING50M COOK
CAL 12%·PRO 18%
CARBS 31G53% OF CAL
9G FIBER0G ADDED5G INTRINSIC17G OTHER5G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 9G36% OF CAL
1G SAT8G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A South Indian sambar made with brinjal (eggplant), lentils, and warming spices. Aromatic and comforting, it's a vegetable-forward curry typically served with rice.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 6
  • 1.5 to 2 tablespoons seedless tamarind
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 cup pigeon pea lentils ((tuvar dal or arhar dal))
  • 1 onion (- quartered or sliced (medium sized))
  • 2 pinches asafoetida ((hing))
  • 2.5 to 3 cups water (for pressure cooking lentils)
  • 250 to 300 grams brinjals ((kathirikai or eggplant))
  • 2 or 2.5 cups water (to be added later)
  • 1 tomato (- quartered (medium to large-sized))
  • salt as required
  • 1 teaspoon red chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder ((ground turmeric))
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons sambar powder (or as required)
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons oil (sesame oil (gingelly oil) or coconut oil or any neutral flavored oil)
  • 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon spilt and skinned black gram ((urad dal))
  • 3 to 4 dry red chilies
  • 15 to 20 curry leaves
  • 1 pinch asafoetida ((hing))
PREP
30M
SODIUM
162MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.