Spicy Sambar with protein rich Chickpeas

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Kondakadalai sambar is an easy and tasty sambar made with boiled chickpeas, freshly made ground masala and tuvar dal. The ground masala and the final tempering are unique and different from how we do for the traditional arachuvitta sambar. We can certainly include this in our weekly routine as it's protein rich and also easy to make.

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

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Kondakadalai Sambar is one simple sambar variety resembles much as vathakuzhambu served in marriages but with only one twist of adding mashed dal. We follow the making of vathakuzhambu method but with extra ingredients such as chickpeas and addition of toor dal. Also the tempering will add an extra flavor to the dish. Protein rich, simple and tasty sambar that we can enjoy with rice.

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Recipe card to make Chickpeas Sambar Recipe

Recipe card to make Kondakadalai Sambar with step by step pictures

Soak the chickpeas in water overnight. Next morning, pressure cook the chickpeas allowing it for 5-6 whistles or till the chickpeas are soft

Soak the tamarind in warm water and extract the juice and set it aside

Pressure cook the dal with a pinch of turmeric powder and mash it nicely and set it aside

Heat ghee in a pan. Add grinding ingredients and fry it till urad dal turns golden brown color. cool the roasted ingredients and grind it to a fine paste

Boil the tamarind juice along with salt. When the raw smell of the tamarind extract goes off, add cooked chickpeas.

Also add ground spice paste and mix well. Allow the kuzhambu to cook in medium flame for 5 minutes for the ground paste to cook nicely. Then, add mashed dal and stir well. Again in low flame allow the kuzhambu to cook for 5 minutes and then switch off the flame.

In a separate pan, heat ghee and add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Then add bengal gram dal along with sundakkai vathal and saute till dal turns golden brown. Finally add curry leaves. Add the seasoning to the kuzhambu and stir once finally