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

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

The ingredients needed to make My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar:
  1. Take 250 gms okra cut into cubes
  2. Take 2 cups tamarind water
  3. Get As needed: Salt
  4. Make ready 3-4 tablespoons gingelly oil
  5. Take 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  6. Prepare Seasoning
  7. Prepare 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  8. Get 1 tsp chana dal
  9. Get 2 tsp urad dal
  10. Take 1/4 tsp asafoetida/hing
  11. Prepare 2 Green chillies slit lengthwise
  12. Get 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.

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