Tuesday, October 2, 2007
SAMBAR - Using freshly ground sambar powder
This is my version of arachuvita sambar!!!
In this updated pic the veggi I used was poosanikkai/ash gourd…
Ingredients
To Roast and grind
Fry all the ingredients well in kadai with little oil,one by one till golden brown. Add 1/2 tsp of dry coriander(without roasting) , while grinding.(This will give the exact aroma for sambar like we get in some Restaurants)Grind little coarsely and keep aside.
To temper
In this updated pic the veggi I used was poosanikkai/ash gourd…Ingredients
- Thuvar dal, cooked-- 1 cup
- Tamarind -- small gooseberry sized
- Small onion -- 12- 125nos.
- Green chillies -- 3 nos.
- Tomatoes -- 1
- Curry leaves – 2 sprig
- Coriander leaves – 2 tblsp,chopped
- Salt -- as you need
- Jaggery(optional) – 1/4 tsp
- Vegetable of your choice ( potatoes works best)
To Roast and grind
- Channa dal -- 1 tblsp
- Urad dal -- 1tsp
- Red chillies -- 5-6 nos.
- Dry coriander seeds – 1& 1/2 tsp
- Fenugreek seeds -- 1/2 tsp
- Mustard(optional) -- 1/2 tsp
Fry all the ingredients well in kadai with little oil,one by one till golden brown. Add 1/2 tsp of dry coriander(without roasting) , while grinding.(This will give the exact aroma for sambar like we get in some Restaurants)Grind little coarsely and keep aside.
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To temper
- Mustard -- 3/4 tsp
- Fenugreek seeds -- 1/2 tsp
- Hing/asafoetida -- 1/2 tsp
- Jeera 1 tsp
- Soak tamarind and take tamarind extract .
- Peel onions and slit green chillies,slice tomatoes.
- Heat a kadai and add the tempering items in order.
- After mustard and jeera splutters add onion,green chillies,half of the curry leaves and saute till onion turns transparent and lastly add tomatoes, saute for a minute.
- Add the tamarind extract ,turmeric powder to it and after it starts to boil nicely,add the vegetable,remaining curry leaves,coriander leaves,jaggery and salt.
- Let the vegetables get cooked and then add dal and bring to boil.
- Lastly add the ground masala powder and let it boil for 3-4 minutes or till the sambar gets thick enough.
- Enjoy with Rice or you may even take this along with Idly,vada,pongal,dosa....!!
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16 Stars(comments):
How delicious! Look at that Dosa like Topi, Udupi style!:))
Sambhar looks yum.
Thankyou Asha,for leaving your comments and visiting my blog
wow...your dosa looks awesome. You should visit my blog sometime and see how bad I made this. Sambar looks delicious.
After seeing your comment,I saw your Dosa Kribha, For that first time,you have did it good.Not so bad like you have mentioned..:))Thanx for visiting and leaving a comment!!
love the sambhar,and great pics too,liked ur pumpkin recipe too
Thankyou Bindhya!!Thanx for visiting!!
Sambar looks delicious dear...
love the smell of grounded powder:-)
And what about your dinner style?
Sambar looks delicious raks!
I have a question, can we grind the sambar powder in a large quantity and store it?
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Sambar looks yummy Raks..For arachuvitta sambar we used to add coconut..if we add coconut does it taste more good..will that be like Restaurant sambar..let me know..
I have tried making that version,but sadly never clicked for me. but i have tasted that version, its more flavorful for sure. But this too will be just like hotel sambar, trust me :)
potato or any veg that u added in sambhar is already boiled or we can add it raw as well??
Jyoti, you can either pre cook and add or directly add it to the sambar and get it cooked by boiling in the sambar itself...
Hi.. ur site is awesome.. u have a gallant spread of recipies thats very helpful for beginners like me..ur "recipies for occasions" like modakam are going to be of gr8 help for many of us who are going to try for the first time..
it turned out very well.. my husband loved it...
Love your site...good collections of recipes...Your sambar recipe is too delicious...taste is out of the world....I like the smell of sambar too...my husband loved it...your photo's are great...photography is too good....by the way what camera you use to take pic...
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