Does your mom or mother-in-law rustle up an exquisite sambar. Hemant Waje's does. Here is her recipe.
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Think about it: Sambar, a South Indian staple, is actually a wonder dish, full of so many excellent ingredients -- lentils, coconut oil, coconut, spices, many types of vegetables -- that provide loads of nutrition. And having a serving or two of sambar daily is a great addition to one's diet. And, to boot, it's delicious.
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Amid an escalating power tussle over the chief minister's chair, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah met his Deputy D K Shivakumar at his residence for a high-stakes breakfast meeting on Saturday, where the two leaders attempted to cool tempers over plates of traditional idli and sambar.
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BJP MLA Michael Lobo claims that the sale of idli-sambar in beach shacks is contributing to a decline in international tourists visiting Goa. He attributes the issue to the influx of businessmen from other places, including Bengaluru, who are operating food stalls in the shacks. Lobo also cites other factors impacting tourism, such as the war in Ukraine, the lack of younger foreign tourists, and conflict between cab aggregators and local taxi operators.
The breakfast meet was convened by the CM at the behest of the Congress high command to end the logjam over the issue bothering the 2.5 year old Congress government, with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party warning of moving a no confidence motion should the power tussle between the CM and his deputy continue.
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This version of my mom's special sambar uses plenty of Madras cucumber and okra.
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'So South Indian, it would be idli with... a really good sambar, and then north Indian -- probably any kind of tikka.' Hmm. You can take a girl out her mom's country, but you can't take the country out of the girl!'
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