Triplicane Ratna Cafe Sambar Recipe

[Newyorker]

Can anyone Please post the Recipe or any thing close to that for Ratna Cafe Sambar.

[bingleguy]

Forget it ..... Ratna cafe sambhar kku nigar Ratna cafe sambhar dhaan !
avanga dhaan receipe sollanum !

[rockydeva]

Hi to all,
i live near TRIPLICANE
i used to go to Ratna cafe since my school days, every sunday morning 10.00 AM i will be there, i love sambar idly with GHEE.

i am also intrested in cooking, and i tried to make a SAMBHAR like this over 2 years and i found the way to make a SAMBHAR like this
which sounds good, and one of my friend tasted it and says its like RATHNACAFE sambhar, so that every one know wts the secrate.

Here is the RECIPE (SERVES 3 PEOPLE)

TRIPLICANE RATHNACAFE SAMBHAR

STEP 1:

1. BIRIYANI RICE (or) RICE - 2 tsp
2. RED CHILLIES - 2 nos
3. CORAINDER seeds - 3 tsp
4. BESAN DHAL - 2 tsp
5. VENTHIYAM(dont know english word) - 2 tsp
6. Perungayam - 1/2 tsp


Now heat a KADAI with 2 tsp of gingely oil and fry the above incredents in the order given below
first redchillies,coriander seeds,rice,besan dhal,venthiyam,perugayam

turn off the flame when venthiyam got light brown, allow to cool down ,and mix it and make powder ,kept it asaide

STEP 2:

1. PUMPKIN - a small piece

Boil the pumpkin and mash it, allow to cool and keep aside

STEP 3:

1, Small onion : 15 nos
2, Bangalore TOMATO : 2 nos (cut in to large pieces)
3, TOOR DHAL : 125 gms
4, Mong DHAL : 75 gms
5, CORIANDER leafs and stem : 1 small bunch
6, REDCHILLI POWDER : 3/4 tsp
7, GREEN CHILLIES : 2 (cut half in straight position)
8, TAMARIND JUICE : 2 tsp
9, TURMERIC POWDER : 1/2 tsp
10, KARIVAPILAI : 10 leafs

11. MUSTERED seeds for finalising

12. JAGGERY (or) VELLAM powder : 3/4 tsp
13 . SALT as needed


Now mix TOOR DHAL and MONG DHAL ,put it in a cooker, add 600ML water ,turmeric powder and 1 tsp oil ,boil them for 2 WHISTLE or 5 minutes, after boiling make the flame low ,add 200 ML of water allow to heat,add small onions cook for 1 minute, then add tomatos cook for 1 minute, now add MASHED PUMPKIN(step 2) cook for 1 minute,add REDCHILLI POWDER, TAMARIND JUICE, CORIANDER STEM,
GREEN CHILLI , SALT cook for 2 minutes,now add the powder (STEP 1) and allow to cook for 2 minutes ,add small amount of water for thickness of Sambar, add the JAGGERY cook for 1 min.

Now add KARIVAPILAI in sambar cook for 30SECS

FROM here itself u smell the taste, now add the CORIANDER LEAFS

NOW OFF the FLAME and FINALISE WITH MUASTURD

allow to cool for some time, and eat (IN TOO MUCH HEAT YOU CANT TASTE
THE SAMBAR)

Thank you and reply for doubts

[sundararaj]

Mmmmmmm...very tasty indeed. Thank you.

[Newyorker]

What is Pulkmin ?

[rockydeva]

What is Pulkmin ?

sry spelling mistake

its pumpkin (POOSANIKAY)

[Newyorker]

Are you sure there no cocoanut in the Sambar ?

[Sowmya]

Hi Rockydeva
Tried your " TRCafe Sambar" recipe.It's too good.I have not visited ratna cafe so far.. but this sambar tastes similar to Sangeetha's. :clap: :clap:
I loved preparing it.. it was different without coconut and substituting thurdhal was also a nice change. :thumbsup:
Please do post more such interesting recipes.

Regards
Sowmya

[rockydeva]

Hi Rockydeva
Tried your " TRCafe Sambar" recipe.It's too good.I have not visited ratna cafe so far.. but this sambar tastes similar to Sangeetha's. :clap: :clap:
I loved preparing it.. it was different without coconut and substituting thurdhal was also a nice change. :thumbsup:
Please do post more such interesting recipes.

Regards
Sowmya

thank you sowmya, i will post more recipies which tried by me

[rockydeva]

Are you sure there no cocoanut in the Sambar ?
no coconut needed

[kavikuil]

rockydeva, I'd like to try this sambhar recipe... Just one question.

What kind of pumpkin should I use? The orange colored sakkarai poosanikai..or saambal poosanikai?

[rockydeva]

rockydeva, I'd like to try this sambhar recipe... Just one question.

What kind of pumpkin should I use? The orange colored sakkarai poosanikai..or saambal poosanikai? :x

orange coloured, use very small piece ,to get the taste

[kavikuil]

rockydeva, I'd like to try this sambhar recipe... Just one question.

What kind of pumpkin should I use? The orange colored sakkarai poosanikai..or saambal poosanikai? :x

orange coloured, use very small piece ,to get the taste

thanks rockydeva! i'll try that.