Homemade Sambar Powder Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe will help you to make fresh, fragrant and flavorful homemade sambar powder which makes the best sambar recipe. It can also be added to all south Indian dishes.
Take a heavy bottom pan. Heat it on a very low heat. First add in all the three dals, roast them for few mins till they turn couple shades darker.
Now add in pepper, fenugreek, coriander seeds and roast them for few mins till they turn light golden.
Now add in dry red chilli and roast them for few mins.
Add in mustard and cumin seeds. Roast all these ingredients till they turn nice and golden.
Remove them to a bowl and allow it to cool down completely.
Take them in a blender and powder it little, add in turmeric powder and asafoetida powder and powder all these finely.
Transfer it to a plate or paper to cool it completely.
Store this in an air tight container.
Notes
Roast all the ingredients on a very low flame.
I have added all ingredients together and roasted, if you are scared that you will burn any of the spices, then roast all the spices separately one at a time and grind them together.
Store this in an air tight container.
If you are making a huge batch and you want to store it for longer time, then i suggest you to store them in fridge. Remove small amount of powder in a small container and keep in cupboard.