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.
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..
Ingredients for Potato Sambar
- 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
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..
How to Make Potato Sambar
- 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.
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Potato Sambar Recipe
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.
Potato Sambar Recipe Step by Step
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Supriya Nair
Looks yummy... The sambar color is beautiful...
sindhu
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.
Aarthi
@sindhuNo there is no specific reason. You can make it in pressure cooker too.
morri
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 🙂
Anonymous
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
Anonymous
Amazing receipe... 🙂
Anonymous
Can i use moong dal for this sambar ? Its good for rice?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes this goes well with rice as well
Bindu
I tried this and it turned out to be really good. By the way this was my first time in kitchen:).
Raj
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
Sivagamikarthick
I tried this..it came out very well..ur way of cooking is mind-blowing..thank you..
rani
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!
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