When Harini-Jaya announced their planning a menu event, I wanted to try out some new combinations. This is the menu I planned for the event. I prepared all the dishes except the dessert. As I have posted the dessert’s recipe, I will just link it here.
The conditions while preparing the menu was as follows.
1. Oats/Wheat Flour
2. Apple/Banana
3. Palak/Okra/Bottle Gourd/
4. Toor Dhal
The participant has to use all the ingredients to plan a three course menu. Rice and roti are assumed to be present.
The menu I prepared :
1. Appetizer- Suraikkai Pakora
2. Main Course-Palak Sambar with Rice
3. Side Dish- Suraikkai & Vendaikkai Poriyal
4. Dessert- Eggless Oats and Apple Cheese Cake
I tried this palak sambar with out tamarind. We didn’t miss tamarind at all. It was yummy.
Ingredients:
Toor Dhal-1/2cup
Palak-1 bunch(Chopped into small pieces)
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Sambar Powder-2tsp
Tomato-2
Onion-1
Mustard& Urad Dhal-1tsp
Methi Seeds-1/4tsp
Hing/Asafoetida-1/4tsp
Till oil-1tbs
Refined oil-2tbs
Coriander leaves-for garnish
Procedure:
1. Pressure cook toor dhal with turmeric powder and till oil.
2. Heat refined oil and splutter mustard, urad dhal, methi seeds and asafoetida.
3. Add chopped onion and saute till golden brown.
4. Add tomatoes and saute until they are cooked.
5. Add the palak leaves and switch flame to low.
6. Add salt and cook the palak leaves in a closed pan. When done add the cooked dhal.
7. Add sambar powder and let it boil on medium flame for 5 minutes.
8. Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with cilantro.
Sending this to Design a Menu at Tamalapaku
nice sambar yummy
new combination sounds delicious
new n looks delicious..soon we will try it..
Yummy Sambar. Interesting combination..
delicious and healthy sambar.
Thank you for your entry. I love the sambar without tamarind..I am sure I want to try this. Tamarind induces acidity in my case!
Love this.
Looks delicious and yummy. Have to try this
Hey I also make in the same way.. we call it kaaran poruppu…
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Herbs & Flowers in my Platter – Coriander/Cilantro
Its a yummy sambar…..
goes great with little bit of ghee…. yummy!
nice palak sambar
lovely sambhar… very unusual!!
sambar is one of my fav !! Palak sambar is very new to me and looks so delicious
wow, looks nice. i have never made sambar without tamarind…
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Fabulous and delicious sambar, btw ur menu looks wonderful Gayathri..
new to me…looks yummy!
Smitha
Smitha’s Spicy Flavors
Palak sambar looks very delicious.. Lovely curry… Avoiding tamarind is a good idea. If you let me suggest something, I wud like to add a lil’ lemon juice instead, as the citric acid will aid in making the body absorb the iron from the palak… 🙂
perfect menu gaya.. sambar looks delicious..
sambhar looks great