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Sambar Recipe | How to make Sambar
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Sambar Recipe | How to make Sambar

Sambar is an integral part of South Indian Kitchen, especially in TamilNadu. We can make Sambar quickly and easily within 20 mins using Sambar Powder. This recipe explains step by step how to make quick sambar with Sambar Powder.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Kuzhambu
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian, Tamil Nadu
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 210kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker
  • Heavy Bottomed Pan

Ingredients

  • ½ Cup Toor Dal 1 Cup - 250ml
  • 1 Lemon Size Tamarind
  • 1 Green Capsicum Cubed
  • 5-6 pieces Drumstick
  • 2 Potato Peeled, Cubed
  • 2 tablespoon Sambar Powder
  • 1.5 teaspoon Salt Adjust As Beeded
  • a Pinch Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing)
  • 1 tablespoon Coriander Leaves Finely Chopped for Garnishing

For Tempering

  • 2 teaspoon Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • Few Curry leaves

Instructions

Preparing Tamarind Juice

  • Soak tamarind in warm water and extract the juice and set aside

Cooking Dal

  • Take the Toor dal in a vessel. Add turmeric powder and 1.5 cups of water. Presure cook the dal allowing for 4-5 whistles
  • Once the dal is cooked, mash the cooked dal and set aside

Tempering Process

  • Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Then add curry leaves and give a mix
  • To the pan, now add chopped vegetables and sauté for a minute. Then add a cup of water and allow the vegetables to cook till they are tender
  • When the veggies are tender, pour in the tamarind juice. Add salt, asafoetida and sambar powder and allow the tamarind juice to boil in medium flame for atleat 10 mins to get rid off the raw smell of tamarind and sambar powder
  • Then, add mashed dal to the pan. Give a good stir. Adjust the consistency of the sambar by adding water. If the sambar is too tangy we can mix a tablespoon of rice flour with water and add it to sambar.
  • Finally garnish with coriander leaves
  • Serve the delicious Sambar with hot steaming rice or with Idli/Sambar/Upma and enjoy the quick and easy Sambar.

Notes

  1. We can add ladysfinger, carrot, brinjal or any pumpkin in the sambar. Also we can add baby onions which will give more flavor
  2. I have used home made Sambar powder. We can use store bought Sambar podi but adjust the quantity according to your spice needs.
  3. We can add a pinch of jaggery if we want to balance the spice and tangy flavor

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 6g