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Milagai Killi Potta Sambar Recipe | MIlagai Sambar Recipe | Sambar without Sambar Powder

Milagai killi potta sambar recipe with step by step pictures. This is a sambar made without sambar powder. The main flavouring for this sambar comes from the dry red chillies and tomatoes.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 178kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp Gingelly Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1 tsp Urad Dal
  • ¼ tsp Fenugreek Seeds
  • 6 to 8 Dry Red Chillies
  • 2 sprig Curry leaves
  • ½ tsp Asafoetida
  • 1 large Onion chopped
  • 1 large Tomatoes chopped
  • ½+ ½ tsp Turmeric powder
  • 3 Green Chillies slit
  • 1 cup Toor Dal
  • 1 tbsp Tamarind Paste
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp Jaggery
  • 5 tbsp Coriander leaves

Instructions

  • Wash Toor Dal two to three times in water. Take it in a pressure cooker. Cover with water. Add water till the water comes 2 inch above the dal. Add ½ tsp turmeric powder. Cover and pressure cook for 3 whistle. Set aside.
  • If you don’t have pressure cooker. Then take the dal in a sauce pan. Cover with water and bring it to a boil. Cook till the dal is broken down and turns soft.
  • Heat oil in a kadai. Add in seasoning ingredients one after another from mustard seeds to asafoetida. Let it sizzle and release its flavour.
  • The main point is to roast the seasoning and chillies in a low heat so it doesn’t burn.
  • Once the seasoning has released it flavours in to the oil. Add in onions, green chillies along with a pinch of salt so the onions soften faster. Cook the onions for 2 mins. Add in turmeric powder and mix well.
  • Now add in tomatoes and cook that for another 2 mins. Once tomatoes is cooked, add in tamarind paste and water.
  • Bring everything to a boil.
  • Add in toor dal and season with salt and jaggery. Check for seasoning and adjust it to your taste.
  • One everything is added in, Bring it to a boil. Simmer the flame and cook everything for a good 5 to 7 mins.
  • This way the dry red chillies will soften and release it flavour into the sambar.
  • Add in coriander leaves and mix well. Serve with idli, dosa or rice.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 103mg | Potassium: 286mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 731IU | Vitamin C: 87mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 2mg
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