How to Prepare Any-night-of-the-week Southern Indian Lentil Stew - Sambar/Kuah Dalca

Southern Indian Lentil Stew - Sambar/Kuah Dalca.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have southern indian lentil stew - sambar/kuah dalca using 26 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Southern Indian Lentil Stew - Sambar/Kuah Dalca:

1. {Prepare of [For Lentil Base].
2. {Make ready of Yellow Lentils.
3. {Prepare of Water (for boiling).
4. {Take of [Sambar Paste].
5. {Make ready of Fresh Red Chillies (deseed, chopped roughly).
6. {Get of Fresh Turmeric (roughly chopped).
7. {Get of Coriander Seeds.
8. {Take of Cumin Seeds.
9. {Make ready of Fenugreek Seeds.
10. {Get of Mustard Seeds.
11. {Make ready of Black Gram (Urad Dal).
12. {Make ready of Split Chickpea (Chana Dal).
13. {Prepare of Curry Leaves.
14. {Take of Asafoetida (optional).
15. {Prepare of Cooking Oil.
16. {Get of [Stew] - add your own veggies.
17. {Prepare of Carrots (rough dice).
18. {Get of Eggplant (rough slice).
19. {Prepare of Tomatoes (rough dice).
20. {Make ready of Green Chillies (slit).
21. {Prepare of Red Chillies (slit).
22. {Make ready of Fresh Coriander (rough chop, stem and leaves separated).
23. {Get of Water (for stewing).
24. {Take of Palm Sugar.
25. {Take of Tamarind Slice or Juice from 2 Tbsp Tamarind Paste.
26. {Get of Salt (by my count, 1 tsp).

Instructions to make Southern Indian Lentil Stew - Sambar/Kuah Dalca:

1. LENTILS: Add 1 cup of Lentils into a pot with 2 cups of water and bring it to a boil. Add 1 cup of water each time the liquid has evaporated. Stir the bottom occasionally and continue cooking until the Lentils have soften and turn to mush. Once cooked, Turn OFF the heat and let it cool. Once cooled, blend the Lentils with 1 cup of water until smooth and set aside..
2. SAMBAR PASTE: heat 2 tbsp of cooking oil in a pan until hot. Add the Coriander Seeds, Cumin Seeds, Fenugreek, Mustard Seeds, Black Gram, Chickpea, Curry Leaves and fry them for 10 seconds. Then add the Chillies and the Turmeric mix well and fry them for 30 seconds. TURN OFF the heat and let it cool. Once cooled, ground the ingredients (in a food processor or mortar pestel) with the Asafoetida and set aside..
3. ASSEMBLY: in a large pot, combine all your Vegetables with 4-5 cups of water and bring to a boil. Then add the Sambar Paste and mix well until the Paste dissolves completely. Then add the Tamarind Slice (or Tamarind Juice) and Palm Sugar. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes. After that, add the Lentils, Fresh Coriander Stems, Salt and mix well. Continue to cook until the gravy thickens to your desired consistency. Once cooked, turn off the heat and add the Fresh Coriander Leaves, mix well and serve..

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