• Onion Sambar (Thick Gravy)

    From Ben Collver@1:105/500 to All on Sun Sep 28 08:33:48 2025
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    Title: Onion Sambar (Thick Gravy)
    Categories: Indian, Sauces
    Yield: 3 Servings

    1/2 c Toor dal
    1 lg Onion; chopped
    3/4 ts Bengal gram dal
    1 Coconut; grated
    1 ts Ghee
    Chinese parsley; chopped
    Tamarind pulp
    - (almond sized)
    1 ts Coriander seed
    1 Dried red chili
    1/4 ts Mustard seeds
    1 ts Salt

    Cook toor dal ahead of time with a pinch of turmeric in 1-1/2 to 2
    cups water until tender. Soak tamarind in hot water. When cool,
    extract the pulp. Fry coriander seed, dal, red chiles, and coconut,
    without ghee, in that order until spices brown a little. Then add
    coconut. In another vessel, add ghee and fry mustard seeds until they
    stop popping. Add onion and saute until slightly golden. Then add
    tamarind juice and salt. Cook until onion becomes soft. Grind the
    fried spices dry, then add 1/2 cup of water and grind to a smooth
    paste. Add this paste to the onions and cook 5 to 10 minutes more.
    Add cooked dal and parsley, bring to boil and remove from fire. Enjoy
    over rice for lunch or with dosai, idli, or chapatis for dinner.

    Recipe FROM: <https://dev.himalayanacademy.com/media/books/
    monks-cookbook/web/toc.html>

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