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Spicy lentil soup with squash, tomato and green beans (sambar)
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Spicy lentil soup with squash, tomato and green beans (sambar)

20 ingredients 30 min + 2 hr Serves 4-6 openrecipes
Spicy lentil soup with squash, tomato and green beans (sambar)

Sambar is served over rice or with dosas or idlis in Tamil Nadu, and most people eat it every day. This easy lentil soup is topped with a 'tarka' of fried onions with spices.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

364
Calories
8g
Protein
15g
Fat
52g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 16 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pigeon Pea not in our table 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Fenugreek not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Asafoetida not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 100g/3½oz tur dal (yellow split pigeon peas
  • 1 small onion
  • 100g/3½oz carrots
  • 100g/3½oz pumpkinbutternut squash
  • 100g/3½oz green beans
  • 1 medium tomato
  • 1½ tsp ground turmeric
  • 1½ tsp sugar
  • 1½ tsp salt
  • 50ml/2fl oz vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp chana dal (Bengal gram or split yellow peas)
  • 1 tsp fenugreek
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • 4 dried Kashmiri chillies
  • handful fresh curry leaves
  • 1 tsp asafoetida
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 tsp black mustard seeds
  • 1½ tsp fenugreek

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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