18 MOONG DHAL SAMBAR

Moong dhal/paasi or payatham paruppu/pesara pappu/ hesaru bele SAMBHAR


Moong dhal - 3/4 th cup
Shallots - 8 or 1 medium red onion chopped
Tomato - 2 small chopped
Tamarind - 2 inch piece ( soaked in water and extracted pulp)
Green chillies - 2 slit long
Sambar powder - 1 - 1 1/2 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt as needed
Coriander leaves - few for garnishing


For tempering:
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds, urad dhal , curry leaves - all few
Hing - a pinch


This can be considered as a comfort food and a very nice variation with regular sambar cooking with toor dhal. Goes well with idli/dosas and also rice . This is also good for digestion which can be had after a long period of sickness when heavy meals can be avoided but also want to have something to fill your stomach good. Not only that can also be made on a regular basis with just changing the type of dhal as a variation.

Cook moong dhal with turmeric powder till very soft on stove top or in a pressure cooker. I usually do on stove top.Keep it aside.

Heat oil in frying pan/kadai and add shallots or chopped onions. Fry till light brown and add green chillies, stir for a minute and add in chopped tomatoes. Mash and cook till pulpy. Next add tamarind pulp along with a cup of water and let it to boil for 10 minutes. Now add the cooked moong dhal along with sambar powder and salt. Allow it to come to a boil and temper it with the tempering ingredients. Garnish with chopped cilantro/coriander leaves and serve with idli/dosa or rice.
Usally for this sambar to have a mild flavor I do not add any veggies. But if you want can add any of your favourite veggies after frying tomatoes and add cook till they soft with little water and follow the rest of the procedure.


18 comments/Reactions:

Uma said...

ooh, looks so yummy :)

chef and her kitchen said...

lovely combo for Idlies n dosas..

Suparna said...

hey padma,
really a great comfort food! I make dal with moong dal...sambar is one step forward :) thanks for the idea shall make it ur way sometime.

lubnakarim06 said...

Oh wow sambar with moong dal....nice idea..healthy and yum....

Ammu said...

My mom use to make this for dosa. Looks delicious and simple.

Unknown said...

Ultimate comfort food! Looks too good!

Parita said...

Moong dal sambhar looks healthy and sooo delicious...satisfying meal with rice

Shama Nagarajan said...

yummy delicious entry

Lena Jayadev said...

Padma..this looks delicious..i love to have this with dosa.. :)

Vrinda said...

Never tried sambar with moong daal..looks delish..will giv it a try..

Kalyani said...

never tried this sambar .. will try this ... looks great padma .........

Pavithra Elangovan said...

I too do this so good combo with idli and dosa padma..

Padma said...

Thanks to all guys :)

Pooja said...

Lovely sambar with moong dal! I have tried only toor dal. This is a great option. The other day I didnt make sambar as I had run out of toor dal but had moong dal! Nice idea :)

Anonymous said...

Ok, am making this tonight..will post it and link u up too.

kittymatti said...

very nice idea padma, looks perffecto!

Padma said...

Thanks to you all :)

Anshu said...

Hi Padma...
This looks perfect...will try this today...
Very nice collection of recipes...

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