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    Potato Sambar Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Potato Sambar Recipe with step by step pictures. Urulai Kizhangu Sambar recipe is a nutritious combo of healthy vegetable and this quick, easy and tasty dish goes well with idli, dosa or rice.

    Potato Sambar

    Sambar is one of the most famous south indian dish of all time. It pairs beautifully well with almost everything from dosa, idly and even rice..You could make sambar with almost all vegetables, i have quite a few of them in my blog..You can check all of them here.

    One of my all time favorite sambar is onion sambar and this potato sambar. I love the big chunks of cooked potatoes in this which pairs well fluffy idly, crispy dosas and almost all tiffin items like pongal. Give this and try and let me know how it turns out.

    Ingredients for Potato Sambar Recipe

    • Masoor Dal or Moong Dal - ½ cup
    • Potato - 1 large pepper and cubed
    • Onion - 1 small chopped into large chunks
    • Tomato - 1 medium size cubed
    • Green Chilli - 2 slit
    • Homemade Sambar powder - 3 tbsp
    • Tamarind Pulp - 2 tbsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Sugar - 1 tsp
    • Coriander leaves / Cilantro a handful chopped

    For Seasoning:

    • Oil - 2 tbsp
    • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
    • Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya podi - ¼ tsp
    • Curry leaves - 1 sprig

    How to Make Potato Sambar Recipe

    1. Heat a pot, add in dal, potato, tomato, onions, green chilli.
    2. Cover with water and bring it to boil. Simmer it for 20 to 30 mins till the dal and everything is cooked.
    3. Now add in sambar powder, tamarind pulp, salt and sugar. Mix well and simmer for 5 mins.
    4. Now make seasoning, heat oil and add in all the seasoning ingredients in it. Let it sizzle for 30 sec.
    5. Pour this over the sambar and mix well.
    6. Now add in coriander leaves and mix well.
    7. Serve with rice.

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    Potato Sambar Recipe | Urulai Kizhangu Sambar Recipe

    Potato Sambar Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is a nutritious combo of healthy vegetable and this quick, easy and tasty dish goes well with idli, dosa or rice.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 87kcal

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup Masoor Dal or Moong Dal
    • 1 large Potato peeled and cubed
    • 1 small Onion chopped into large chunks
    • 1 medium size Tomato cubed
    • 2 slit Green Chilli
    • 3 tbsp Homemade Sambar powder
    • 2 tbsp Tamarind Pulp
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 tsp Sugar
    • Coriander leaves / Cilantro a handful chopped
    • For Seasoning:
    • 2 tbsp Oil
    • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
    • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
    • ¼ tsp Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya podi
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves

    Instructions

    • Heat a pot, add in dal, potato, tomato, onions, green chilli.
    • Cover with water and bring it to boil. Simmer it for 20 to 30 mins till the dal and everything is cooked.
    • Now add in sambar powder, tamarind pulp, salt and sugar. Mix well and simmer for 5 mins.
    • Now make seasoning, heat oil and add in all the seasoning ingredients in it. Let it sizzle for 30 sec.
    • Pour this over the sambar and mix well.
    • Now add in coriander leaves and mix well.
    • Serve with rice.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 87kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Potato Sambar Recipe Step by Step

    Take all the ingredients
    Heat a pan
    Add in masoor dal, potatoes, onions, green chillies, tomatoes
    Add in water
    Low and simmer
    Cook till veggies and dal is cooked
    Add in sambar powder
    Add in tamarind pulp
     salt
    some sugar
    Simmer it
    cook for a while
    Heat oil in a tadka pan
    Add in some seasoning ingredients
    fry for a min
    Pour it over the sambar
    Add in coriander leaves
    Mix well
    Serve
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    1. Supriya Nair

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      Looks yummy... The sambar color is beautiful...

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    2. sindhu

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      y u dint cook the dal in pressure cooker...!since this process take time and gas...just to know is there is any specific reason..? if there so pls explain..so tat it will help us.thanks.

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    3. Aarthi

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      @sindhuNo there is no specific reason. You can make it in pressure cooker too.

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    4. morri

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      I love it that this sambar is so simple and quick to make. You just put all the stuffs in the pot and forget about it for thirty minutes, right? I was so happy with this that I almost forgot to make seasoning. Everyone was already seated for dinner, and everything was ready, and I then screamed "no, don't eat the sambar yet! There's no tadka!". Then I had to run and roast the spices and mix everything on the table, but it came out good 🙂

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    5. Anonymous

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      Miss aarthi I always follow most of ur dishes n dey r so easy to make n pictures give an accurate idea how to prepare d dishes exactly...Thanks so much. .will u plz share how to make restaurant style spring onion at home without eggs...thanku

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    6. Anonymous

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      Amazing receipe... 🙂

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    7. Anonymous

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      Can i use moong dal for this sambar ? Its good for rice?

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    8. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousyes this goes well with rice as well

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    9. Bindu

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      I tried this and it turned out to be really good. By the way this was my first time in kitchen:).

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    10. Raj

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      Always like your posts and recipes. Nicely illustrated. Came to your site many a times for recipes and all came out well. Thought I should leave a comment atleast once. You are the best.

      Raj

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    11. Sivagamikarthick

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      I tried this..it came out very well..ur way of cooking is mind-blowing..thank you..

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    12. rani

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      Hi Aarthi

      How are you and your family. Im rani from toronto,canada, i love your recipes, thank you for detail and simple way of preparing a good meal!

      Keep up with this good work!
      Actually it helps for working people.
      If i confuse what to prepare for lunch or dinner i just go to your website to get the answer.

      Reply

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