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Instant Sambar Powder Recipe | Sambar without Dal

Instant Sambar Powder Recipe with step by step pictures. South Indian meal is incomplete without sambar and rasam. This recipe can be prepared under 15 mins which can be used instantly for your curries later.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 186kcal

Equipment

  • Cooking pot
  • Blender

Ingredients

Instant Sambar Powder Recipe

  • 2 cups Toor Dal
  • ¾ cup Coriander Seeds
  • 20 Dry Red Chillies
  • 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1½ tsp Fenugreek Seeds
  • 1½ tbsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1½ tsp Asafoetida | Hing
  • 1 lemon size Tamarind

Instant Sambar Recipe

  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
  • ½ tsp Urad dal
  • ¼ tsp Asafoetida
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • 1 large Onion sliced thinly
  • 1 no Green Chilli
  • 2 no Tomato sliced
  • 4 tbsp Instant Sambar Powder
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Jaggery
  • 3 cups Water
  • 3 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped finely

Instructions

Instant Sambar Powder Recipe

  • Start by roasting all the ingredients one by one in a dry pan, till they turn little golden. Remove to a plate. Let them cool down completely.
  • Now take all the ingredients except tamarind in a blender and make it into a powder.
  • Add in tamarind and powder again. Let this cool down and then store it in an air tight container.

Instant Sambar Recipe

  • Heat oil in a pot. Add in mustard, urad dal, asafoetida and curry leaves. Let it sizzle for a min or so.
  • Add in onions and green chillies along with some salt. Saute till it gets soft.
  • Add in tomatoes and mix well. Add in sambar powder and mix well.
  • Pour in water and bring it to a boil.
  • Add in some sugar. Cover and simmer this for 10 mins.
  • Add in coriander leaves and mix well. Serve with rice, idli or dosa..

Notes

  • This sambar powder is very helpful when you dont have much time.
  • You don't need cooked dal when you make sambar using this powder. Just add this powder to veggies and cook it. Instant tasty sambar is ready.
  • You can add any vegetables into the onion tomato to make sambar.
  • Instead of toor dal, you can use half toor dal and half chana dal.

Storage

This Instant sambar mix can be stored in an air tight container for 2 months or more.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 53mg | Potassium: 492mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1079IU | Vitamin C: 140mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 4mg
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