Last Sambar of the semester!

It's the last Sambar of the semester. Take note that Sambar will be on a THURSDAY this time and NOT WEDNESDAY. Here are the details of the event:

Date: April 9th, 2009
Time: 6 PM - 8 PM
Venue: Red Herring Restaurant, South East corner of Mathews and Oregon)

Menu

Plain Dosas - $4.00

- Crisp crepes made from fermented batter of rice and lentil flour, served with coconut chutney and Sambar (a spicy lentil and vegetable soup). For any South Indian, the world isn't an illusion, it’s simply made of dosas!

Masala Dosa- $6.00

- Crepe stuffed with seasoned potatoes and onions.

Papdi-Chat - $3.00

- A melange of flour crisps, boiled potatoes and onions topped with tangy chutney and chilled yogurt.

Bhel Puri- $3.00

- A melange of rice crispies, chopped tomatoes, onions, potatoes and tangy chaat masala.

Pav Bhaji – $ 4.00

- Nothing exemplifies street food like Pav Bhaji! It's a spicy potato/tomato sauce to be eaten with lavishly buttered buns.

Thaali - $ 7.00

- A combo meal with a mixed vegetable curry, sambar, chole and paapad.

Mixed Vegetable Curry – A medley of fresh vegetables curried in a rich sauce.

Chole – Spicy chick peas cooked in a signature north Indian style.

Paapad – A crunchy thin wafer, served as an accompaniment.

Puliodharai – $ 4.00

- Tamarind flavoured rice. It comes from south India but its unique tangy taste is a hit in all of India. It is served with paapad and raita.

Mango Milkshake - $2.00

- Our all-time best selling drink!

Gaajar ka Halwa - $2.00

- A deliciously rich carrot dessert loaded with nuts and served warm.

All proceeds go toward the education of underprivileged children in India. Spread the word, tell your friends. Help us, once again, to make Sambar a success!

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We need your help! If you can cook Indian food and spare a little time and effort for this cause, we would love to hear from you! Or if you would like to volunteer for Sambar in any another way (publicity, coordinating, being a cashier), please feel free to contact us. It's only a few times each semester and you get to hang out with the cool people that run Asha - UC. ;)

Feel free to contact us for questions, comments or feedback about Sambar.

Contact:

Ankur at ankurjain85@gmail.com
Navaneethan at navaneethan.santhanam@gmail.com

Sambar is on March 11th!

The next Sambar will be on March 11th at the Red Herring (South East corner of Mathews and Oregon) from 6 PM to 8 PM. As usual all proceeds go toward the education of underpriviledged children in India.

Thanks to all those that came to Sambar on February 25th and supported the cause of Asha. We have taken your feedback into account and we are committed to improving your experience at Sambar. As per your requests, we have included pani puri in our menu. We also kept gaajar ka halwa and mango milkshake, your favourite items from last Sambar. We look forward to your continued support at all the future Sambar events.

Menu for March 11th

Papdi-Chat - $3.00

- A melange of flour crisps, boiled potatoes and onions topped with tangy chutney and chilled yoghurt.

Bhel Puri- $3.00

- Rice crispies, onions and tomatoes with tamarind sauce

and chaatmasala.

Pani Puri- $3.00

-Shells of wheat flour filled with a spicy mix of potatoes and tamarind water.


Plain Dosas - $4.00

- Crisp crepes made from fermented batter of rice and lentil flour. Served with coconut chutney and Sambar (a spicy lentil and vegetable soup). For any South Indian, the world isn't an illusion, its simply

made of dosas!

Masala Dosa- $6.00

- Crepe stuffed with seasoned potatoes and onions.

Idlis - $ 4.00

- Steamed rice cakes, soft and fluffy!Served with chutney and Sambar.

Veg. Biryani -$4.00

- Basmati rice pilaf with sauteed vegetables, cloves and herbs. Served with raita, a flavored yogurt condiment.

Thaali - $ 7.00

- A combo meal with avial, fried potatoes, rice, Sambar and papad
.

Avial - A specialty of Kerala, an elaborate curry with vegetables and coconut.

Fried potatoes - Spicy potatoes, fried to a crisp in South Indian style.

Mango Milkshake- $2.00

- Our all-time best selling drink!

Gaajar ka Halwa- $3.00

- A deliciously rich carrot dessert, loaded with nuts and served warm.

For questions, comments or feedback on the previous Sambar, email Ankur at ankurjain85@gmail.com or Navaneethan at navaneethan.santhanam@gmail.com.

We need your help! So if you would like to volunteer for Sambar please don't hesitate to shoot us an email.