My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar
My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, my mom's soothing okra sambar. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have my mom's soothing okra sambar using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar:
  1. Make ready 250 gms okra cut into cubes
  2. Get 2 cups tamarind water
  3. Get As needed: Salt
  4. Take 3-4 tablespoons gingelly oil
  5. Get 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  6. Make ready Seasoning
  7. Get 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  8. Make ready 1 tsp chana dal
  9. Prepare 2 tsp urad dal
  10. Take 1/4 tsp asafoetida/hing
  11. Get 2 Green chillies slit lengthwise
  12. Take 1 sprig curry leaves
Steps to make My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar:
  1. In a pot, add oil and put in the items given under seasoning section. Wait till the dals become golden brown.
  2. Add in the chopped okra and mix well. Toss until okra is cooked well to about 80%. Make sure it is not completely cooked as it turns mushy.
  3. Add in the tamarind water and let it boil covered until the raw smell goes off. Now, add in turmeric powder along with required amount of salt.
  4. Finally, when all the raw smell have gone of turmeric, turn off heat and close it until serving.
  5. Tip: note that this sambar is supposed to be watery as against the usual thick varieties. The runny texture and the thick okra blend well with rice. The more thicker it becomes, the proper taste of okra is lost. Also, add no other seasoning like sambar powder or cilantro/coriander leaves. They take the authentic taste away from this recipe.

So that’s going to wrap this up for this special food my mom's soothing okra sambar recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I am confident you will make this at home. There is gonna be more interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your loved ones, colleague and friends. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!