How to prepare 1 Kg. tasty Sambar Powder &
tastiest Sambar? Explained here in a simple and easy to understand
language:-
- Ingredients Required: 1/2 kg. (Half Kg.) New Dried Red Chilli (Long). Keep it in sunlight for a day. Coriander Seeds (Daniya Whole) - 250 Gms. Thoor Dal - 150 Gms. (Yellow Lentils, Telugu-Kandi Pappu, Tamil-Thuvaram Paruppu), Cumin Seeds (Jeera) - 50 Gms., & Fenugreek Seeds - 10 Gms. (Hindi-Methi, Kannada-Menthya, Telugu-Mentulu, Malayalam-Uluva/Ventayan, Marati/Bengali-Methe)
- Fry all
the above separately without oil. No need to fry Dried Red Chilli. Grind all the
above. Instead of Mixi, get them well-ground/milled from Flour/Rice Mill to
reduce to get 100% fine particles Sambar Powder.
Home-made Sambar Powder will last for 6 months & will be economical. - Hints to Prepare Tastiest Sambar
- Take a small quantity of White Seedless Tamarind & extract tamarind water with hot / warm water.
- Filter Tamarind Water well so that waste particles of Tamarind do not get mixed with Sambar.
- Add Tomato, depending upon the quantity of tamarind you use.
- Separately boil Thoor Dal to be added with Sambar. Ensure, Thoor Dal is not over-boiled.
- When you add Sambar Powder, add Turmeric (Haldi) Powder & less quantity of salt. If you need more salt, you can add later.
- Ideal Vegetables for Sambar : Ladies Finger (Bindi), Potato, Drumstick or Brinjal. Separately fry Onion, Curry/Coriander Leaves & Green Chilli with Oil and add with Sambar finally.
- If you follow the above hints, you will get very tasty Sambar.