Last Updated on August 29, 2017
This is the sambar which you will get in all hotels along with your idli, dosa or pongal..That will be thick, creamy and full of flavours..In restaurants they won't add any vegetables except potatoes..
I actually like potatoes in my sambar, they give a unique flavour and taste to the dish.This is a special sambar recipe in which you need to ground your own spices and add to it..A great side dish for any of your morning tiffin..I hope you like it and let me know what you think..
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 40 to 45 mins
Serves : 5 to 6
Ingrediants:
Split Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi paruppu – 1 cup
Onion – 1 chopped
Tomato – 2 chopped
Potato – 1 large peeled and cubed
Green Chilli – 1
Tamarind – 1 tblspn
Salt to taste
Jaggery – 1 tblspn
Coriander leaves for garnishing
For Roasting & Grinding:
Channa dal / Kadala Paruppu– 1 tblspn
Coriander powder / Malli podi – 2 tblspn
Dry red Chilli – 3
Fenugreek Seeds / Methi / Vendayam – 1 tsp
For Tempering:
Oil- 2 tblspn
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam -1 tsp
Curry leaves – 1 spring
Method:
Wash dal in water and soak it for 15 mins. Add it to the pressure cooker along with onion, tomato, potato and green chilli. Pressure cook it for 3 whistles and simmer for 5 mins. Let the pressure go all by itself and open the pressure cooker.
In the mean time roast some spices. Take all the ingrediants given for roasting in a pan and roast it till they turn golden. Remove this in a blender and make into a puree by adding some water. Set this aside.
Now add this masala to the cooked dal. Adjust the amount of water at this stage. Bring everything to a boil and let it simmer for 10 mins.
Add jaggery, salt and tamarind to taste and mix well.Simmer this for 5 mins.
Now make seasoning by heating some oil and crackling mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves.
Pour this seasoning over the sambar and mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve with dosa, idli or pongal.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingrediants |
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| Sambar powder ingrediants |
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| roast them |
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| till golden |
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| add it to a blender |
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| and make into a puree |
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| add all stuffs to the pressure cooker |
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| cover with water |
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| and cook it till mushy |
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| add some more water |
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| and the ground masala |
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| add jaggery |
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| salt |
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| and tamarind |
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| mix well |
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| make tempering |
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| and pour that in |
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| add lots of coriander leaves |
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| mix well |
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| Serve |
Anu
Sambhar looks yum that too without coconut for grinding ...
VineelaSiva
Sambar looks very nice.Last week we had a party one of my friend prepare same likr this.We really enjoy the sambar.I will try.So howz ur shopping going on.
Hema
Nice flavorful sambar with the fresh masala..
Anne
yummy yummy
Sushma Madhuchandra
sambar & idli are divine foods for me. Will try your version of hotel sambar sometime soon.
Saravanan
If am use sambar powder mam ,I am working Saudi Arabia Tamil restaurant thats y asking
Gayathri Anand
My Mom makes similar sambhar ...love to have it with hot hot idli ..
rajkumar
I tried this recipe. it comes well. Every one in my family like this idli sambhar and appreciate me. Thanks to aarthi.
rajkumar
I tried this recipe.
It comes well.
Hands-off to aarthi.
rajkumar
Really nice sambhar
Suba Shiva
Sambar looks really gud.. my suggestion is.. you can take a picture of sambar in a nice and gud looking bowl .. this one doesnt look impressive.. nice blog.. will keep visiting often..
cheers
suba
Prami Pramitha
really i was searching for this restuarant style sambar...thanks arathi...i will try this.
Nitya Caroline
One of the best recipies.. loved how the sambar turned out.. really good find... thanks again.
Anonymous
Aarthi you have roasted the spices and grinded them as sambar powder. But i have sambar powder . Can i use them instead of roasting and grinding again.
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can use normal sambar powder as well
Anonymous
Aarthi can you please make mambazha pulisseri recepie plz.. love your recepies
Aarthi
@Anonymoushere is the link
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2011/10/nadan-mambala-kulambu-ripe-mangoes.html
Anonymous
Hi Aarthy,
I tried this recipe with ven pongal today and my husband really love it. Thank you so much. Please give me a curry recipe with broccoli for chappati.
Anonymous
The sambar turned out to be amazing! Thanks for posting the recipe.
susi
veryyyy tastyyy sambar...i have tried it many times..never fail for me..tanQ 🙂
Anonymous
HiAarthi!
Can we make this sambar with toor dal?
Thanks in advance.
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can
Pallavi Vivek
Hi aarthi ,
Sumptuous Sambar. Looks itself very inviting. Just one doubt , have u dry roasted the masalas or roasted them with oil ?? Kindly Help.
Thank you
Anonymous
tried this sambar...tste very yummmyyyyyyyyyyy.........
Anonymous
Tried this today. Tasted good. Looked a bit dark for sambar though. because of the lack of turmeric powder I guess...nonetheless super yummy
Saranya
I tried this sambar it's really super,Thanks for giving such a wonderful Rreceipes
Ami
Superb recipe. I made this today and my 5year old couldnt have enough. I have tried many revipes from your blog and all were a hit. Thank you.
Lakshmi Madan
Dear Arthi... you are my saviour. I refer your blog for most of the recipes especially biryani and other non veg dishes... excellent recipes...
trying this sambhar recipe today... in ingredients list you have mentioned as malli powder instead of seeds. Please correct it. Without referring your pictorial images I roasted the corriander powder😬
Chinnu
Hi Aarthi, I often make this sambar and my husband loves it. I only have one concern, I felt the sambar lacks colour, I add a little of turmeric powder to it. What do u suggest?
Aarthi
You can add kashmiri chilli powder.