Recipe: Tasty My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar

My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar.

You can cook My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar

1. You need 250 gms of okra cut into cubes.
2. Prepare 2 cups of tamarind water.
3. Prepare of As needed: Salt.
4. Prepare 3-4 tablespoons of gingelly oil.
5. It's 1 tsp of Turmeric powder.
6. It's of Seasoning.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of Mustard seeds.
8. Prepare 1 tsp of chana dal.
9. You need 2 tsp of urad dal.
10. Prepare 1/4 tsp of asafoetida/hing.
11. You need 2 of Green chillies slit lengthwise.
12. Prepare 1 sprig of curry leaves.

My Mom's Soothing Okra Sambar instructions

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..