Shallots sambar | Small onion(sambar onion) sambar recipe| How to make south Indian style shallots sambar

Onion sambar recipe:Onion Sambar is a very popular South Indian sambar. It goes well with rice and most South Indian tiffins (breakfast) items like idli, dosa, vada, upma ,rice,etc.

A simple shallot sambar recipe:

Prep time  Cook time   Total time  
  10 mins     20 mins        30 mins

INGREDIENTS:(240 ml cup used)

 Toor dal(1/2),chana dal(1/2) - 1 cup
Tomatoes (chopped) 2
 Water 2 cup
 Onions (chopped) 1 cup
 green chilies 4
 Carrot (pieces) 1/2 cup
 Shallots (small onions) 1 cup
 Brinjal (peaces) 1/2 cup
 Turmeric 3 pinch
 Salt to taste
 Tamarind pulp 5 tbsp
 Sugar/jaggery 2 pinch
 Coriander leaves (chopped) 1/2 bunch

Tempering ingredients:

 Oil 4 tbsp
 Methi seeds 1 pinch
 Mustard seeds 1/2 tbsp
 Cumin seeds 1/2 tbs
 Chana dal 1 tbs
 Dry red chilly 2
 Curry leaves 2 springs

Sambar powder:

 Coriander seeds 2 tbsp
 Fenugreek seeds ½ tbsp
 Rice ½ tbsp
 Peppercorns 8-10 nos
 Red chilies 3 nos

A STEP BY STEP PHOTOS TO MAKE SHALLOTS SALAD:

. Cook toor dal ,chana dal,tomatoes with water and mash boiled dal.

. In a hot pan add coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, rice, peppercorns, red chilies and roast it
  nicely.And make a fine powder.
. In a pan heat oil add methi seeds, mustard seeds,cumin seeds let them splutter add chana dal,red         chilly,curry leaves saute till they turn brown.

.Now add green chilies,carrots and saute for 2 minutes  then add brinjal saute for 2 minutes
 and add onion,shallots,green chilly and saute it for 3 minutes.

 .Then add boiled  and mashed dal,salt,tamarind water,redchilly powder,turmeric powder cover it and   cook for 8-10 minutes and add sambar powder in a slow flame cook it for 10 minutes.

. Simmer it then and lastly add sugar/jaggery, coriander leaves.

. Now your tasty small onion sambar is ready to serve with rice.