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    Carrot Sambar Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 6, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Carrot sambar a healthy variety of sambar made with carrots as main ingredient. Simple yet delicious sambar made using toor dal, spices, tomato and carrots. This taste delicious with rice, idli and dosa.

    Carrot Sambar Recipe

    This is another addition to my sambar list. A yummy sambar made using carrots and just taste amazing. This is a sambar recipe which i make occasionally. It taste really really good and this is a kind of thick sambar recipe and goes great with rice, idli, dosa or anything you name it.

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    About Carrot Sambar

    Sambar is one of the staple South Indian dish. It is made number of ways and there is tons of version for making sambar. A combination of vegetables, lentil, spices, tamarind and coriander leaves make this dish so tasty.

    This is a simple version of sambar made with carrots. I used carrots, tomatoes and dal in this which makes it so delicious. Since this has carrots added, the dish is slightly sweet which pairs well with idli, dosa.

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    Watch Carrot Sambar Video

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    Carrot Sambar Preparation

    Cooking Dal - Take toor dal, carrot and tomatoes in a pressure cooker. Add water and pressure cook for 2 whistle. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and set aside.

    Tempering Spices - Heat oil in a pan, add mustard, urad dal, cumin seeds , curry leaves and asafoetida and let them sizzle.

    Making Sambar - Add in all the spice powders and mix well. Now add in cooked dal mix and mix well. Add tamarind juice, more water, salt and sugar and mix well. Bring it to a boil. Simmer for 10 mins or so. Add in coriander leaves and mix well. Serve with rice

    How to Make Carrot Sambar (Stepwise pictures)

    Take toor dal in a pressure cooker
    add carrots
    add tomatoes
     pour water and cook
    now it is done
    heat oil in a pan
    add mustard, urad dal, cumin
    asafoetida
    add curry leaves
    let them sizzle
    add turmeric powder
    chilli powder and coriander powder
    i added some water
    mix well and cook till raw smell leaves from this
    add the cooked dal with the water
    add more water as needed
    mix well
    add in tamarind juice
    salt
    sugar and simmer for 10 mins or so
    done
    add lots of coriander leaves
    mix well
    Serve

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    Carrot Sambar Recipe

    Carrot sambar a healthy variety of sambar made with carrots as main ingredient. Simple yet delicious sambar made using toor dal, spices, tomato and carrots. This taste delicious with rice, idli and dosa.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6 servings
    Calories: 81kcal

    Equipment

    • Pressure cooker
    • Cooking pot

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup Toor Dal (Split pigeon peas)
    • 2 no Carrot cut into rounds
    • 1 no Tomato chopped
    • 2 cups Water

    For Tempering

    • 1 tbsp Oil or Ghee
    • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
    • 1 tsp Split Urad dal
    • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
    • ¼ tsp Asafoetida | Hing
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves

    For Making Sambar

    • 2 tsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder
    • 1½ tbsp Coriander Powder
    • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
    • 1 tbsp Tamarind pulp
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 tsp Sugar / Jaggery
    • ¼ cup Coriander leaves chopped finely

    Instructions

    • Take toor dal, carrot and tomatoes in a pressure cooker. Add water and pressure cook for 2 whistle. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and set aside.
    • Heat oil in a pan, add mustard, urad dal, cumin seeds , curry leaves and asafoetida and let them sizzle.
    • Add in all the spice powders and mix well. Add the cooked dal mix and mix well. Add tamarind juice, more water, salt and sugar and mix well. Bring it to a boil. Simmer this for 10 minutes. Add in coriander leaves and mix well. Serve with rice.

    Video

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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 81kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 27mg | Potassium: 69mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 318IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg
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