Sambar powder is the basic ingredient in the preparation of sambar, a popular South Indian sauce. Sambar is usually served and accompanied with rice, lentil donuts (vadas), rice pancakes (idlis) and rice crepes (dosas).
Ingrediants
Method 1:
- 750 g of Dried Red Chillies
- 1 kg of Coriander Seeds
- 200 g of Toovar Dhal (variety of Indian legume)
- 100 g of Channa Dhal (variety of Indian legume)
- 50 g of Urad Dhal (variety of Indian legume)
- 50 g of Fenugreek Seeds
- 50 g of Turmeric Roots (dried)
- 50 g of Black Pepper (optional)
- 100 g Curry Leaves (dried)
- 25 g of Cumin
- 10-15 g of Asafoetida
Method 2:
- 1, 1 kg of Chillies
- 1, 5 kg of Coriander
- 100 g of Turmeric
- 200 g of Cumin
- 200 g of Thoor Dhal
- 200 g of Channa Dhal
- 100 g of Fenugreek
- 100 g of Urad Dhal
- 20 g of Asafoetida
- 200 g of Curry Leaves
- 100 g of Moringa Oleifera leaves
- 100 g of raw rice
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Raw Ingredients
Step 1. Get all the ingredients you need
Step 2. Mix them carefully and patiently
Step 3. Leave them to dry in the sun or toast them in a pan
Step 4. Grind them into a fine powder
Step 5. The sambar powder is ready
Step 6. Store it in an airtight container
Method 2 of 2: Pan Roasted Ingredients Without Seasoning
Step 1. Toast the ingredients in a pan without adding any type of fat or seasoning
Mix it carefully.
Step 2. Let the ingredients dry in the sun or in a warm, dry area
Step 3. Grind them into a uniform powder
Step 4. Transfer the powder to an airtight container for storage
Step 5. Use sambar powder
Filter the added rice grains to absorb moisture and prevent lumps from forming. Use the powder as per your recipe.
Advice
- You can modify the ingredients according to your personal tastes, for example by increasing or decreasing the quantity of chillies.
- Adding black pepper is optional.
- Go to an oriental food store and buy all the ingredients you need to prepare the recipe.
- If you wish, add other spices of your choice, such as anise for example.
- Use sambar powder within 6 months, nobody likes the taste of stale spices.