Chapter

7

Lentils

This chapter needs more recipes about Dals. For now, I only have a recipe

for 'sambar' a thin dal recipe from South India. This is typically served with

idlis or plain rice. Idlis are hard to make and I haven't been able to nd a

satisfactory recipe for them to date.

7.1 Sambhar

This recipe from Sriram

Quantity

Ingredient

1 cup

Toor Dal

1 teaspoon

Tamarind

3 teaspoons

Salt

a pinch

Turmeric

2 teaspoons

Channa Dal

3 teaspoons

Dhania seeds

1 pinch

Hing

3

Red chilies

cup

Grated coconut

1

4

1 teaspoon

Mustard

10

Coriander leaves

1

Green peppers cut into pieces

1

Onion chopped

1

Tomato cut into pieces

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