Keerai Thandu Sambar Recipe made with leftover Tender Amarnath Spinach stem. Thandu keerai Sambar made with Tender Spinach Stem Sambar for rice without using sambar powder. Leftover Keerai Thandu(spinach stem) turned out delicious lunch of a day! Got a bunch of Fresh Amarnath leaves @instashop it was super tender no heart to waste the tender stem, it took 30 mins for me to clean the leaves and separate the stem, but truly worth it. 2 days lunch I managed with that. One day I made Keerai Thandu sambar and the other day made Keerai Thandu Kootu.Completely satisfying meal.Thandu keerai sambar seimurai vilakkam, how to make Thandu Keerai sambar with step by step pictures below.
Thandu Keerai sambar is one healthy fiber-rich sambar like Capsicum Sambar. You can find More interesting Sambar recipes from TamilNadu and Kerala, Mysore Sambar Recipe, Mullangi Sambar Recipe, How to make Simple Sambar Recipe, Turnip sambar recipe
If you are Looking for Keerai recipes check these Keerai Sadam recipes, Keerai Vadai, Keerai Kootu, Keerai Thani Saaru
To make this Thandu Keerai sambar I have used the Amarnath Leaves Keerai Thandu and Amaranth Is Highly Nutritious. Clean and wash the leaves and cut the Thandu into 3inch pieces, set aside.
A SHORT VIDEO OF MAKING THANDU KEERAI SAMBAR RECIPE, KEERAI THANDU SAMBAR:
KEERAI THANDU SAMBAR RECIPE, HOW TO MAKE KUDAMILAGAI SAMBAR WITH COCONUT:
- 1 cup Toor Dal/Thuvaram Paruppu +
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder/manjal thool
- 1 Chopped Tomato/thakkali
- 250g capsicum
- A Pinch Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing)
- To Taste Salt/uppu
- For Garnishing Coriander Leaves/kothamalli elai
- To ground fresh Sambar masala we need:
- 1 tsp Oil/ennai
- 2 tbsp Coriander Seeds/muzhu kothamali
- 1 tbsp channa Dal/kadalai paruppu
- 1 tbsp toor dal/thuvaram paruppu
- ⅓ tsp Teaspoon Fenugreek seeds/vendhayam
- 3-4 Red Chili/sigappu milagai
- 2 tsp Grated Coconut/thuruviya thengai
- FOR TEMPERING
- 1 tsp Oil/ennai
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds/kadugu
- 2 dry red chili/milagai
- Few Curry Leaves/karuveppilai
- Take Toor dal. Add turmeric powder, and water and pressure cook for 4-5 whistles or until it mushy. Soak tamarind in warm water for 10 mins and extract the juice and set it aside or you can pressure cook the tamarind along with dal in a separate vessel to make extract very fast.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Then add dry red chili and curry leaves and saute for few seconds. add onion, tomatoes saute well. add the Keerai Thandu saute well.
- Add cooked dal, tamarind extract, ½ cup water, and cook the veggies. Add chili powder, salt and stir well. allow the tamarind to boil till its raw smell goes off. Allow the sambar to boil for a minute. Add water to adjust the consistency of the sambar.
- Boil the sambar in medium flame for 2 mins and garnish with coriander leaves and switch off the flame. Serve the delicious Keerai Thandu Sambar(Thandu Keerai Sambar) with Fresh Ground Masala with hot steaming rice along with ghee.
2. adjust the spice and salt level according to your tastebuds
3. sambar self-life is very less since we have added coconut, try to finish it by the same day.
4. you can add veggies of your choice
KEERAI THANDU SAMBAR RECIPE STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS:
Take Toor dal. Add turmeric powder, and water and pressure cook for 4-5 whistles or until it mushy. Soak tamarind in warm water for 10 mins and extract the juice and set it aside or you can pressure cook the tamarind along with dal in a separate vessel to make extract very fast.
Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Then add dry red chili and curry leaves and saute for few seconds. add onion, tomatoes saute well. add the Keerai Thandu saute well.
Add cooked dal, tamarind extract, ½ cup water, and cook the veggies. Add chili powder, salt and stir well. allow the tamarind to boil till its raw smell goes off. Allow the sambar to boil for a minute. Add water to adjust the consistency of the sambar.
Boil the sambar in medium flame for 2 mins and garnish with coriander leaves and switch off the flame. Serve the delicious Keerai Thandu Sambar(Thandu Keerai Sambar) with Fresh Ground Masala with hot steaming rice along with ghee.
Thandu keerai sambar is served with Urulai Varuval and Arisi Appalam.
A SHORT VIDEO OF MAKING Urulai varuval:
Thanjavur Pakka Urulai Varuval orre manakkum, Moru Moru Potato fry eppadi seivathu and it is a 1-minute video very quick and easy to understand. Take a Kadai to add 1 tbsp oil(prefer Chukku kadalai ennai), Add mustard seeds, urad dal and hing(Perungayam) and then add the Boiled Potatoes and fry well, Until it turns golden.
Have a good day!!
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