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Ingredients
  • subheading: Ingredients for sambar recipe:
  • ¾ cup Toor dal (or split pigeon peas) (refer notes)
  • 1 to 2 tablespoon TAMARIND or tamarind paste as needed
  • ¼ cup Coriander leaves few with tender stalks - chopped
  • salt as needed
  • ⅛ teaspoon turmeric (skip if your sambar powder has it)
  • subheading: Vegetables for sambar:
  • 12 to 15 shallots (or small onions) or 1 medium onion sliced, refer notes
  • 1 to 2 vegetable drumsticks (or moringa)
  • 2 to 3 Ladies finger (or okra, bhindi)
  • 3 to 4 cubed red pumpkin pieces (optional)
  • 1 green chili slit (optional)
  • 1 medium tomato chopped
  • subheading: For sambar powder or use ready made powder:
  • 1 tablespoon coriander seeds (or daniya)
  • 1 tablespoon Chana dal (or skinned split bengal gram)
  • 1 teaspoon urad dal (or skinned split black gram)
  • ½ teaspoon cumin (or jeera)
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon methi seeds (or fenugreek seeds)
  • 4 to 5 red chilies (kashmiri or byadgi) (less spicy variety)
  • subheading: tempering or tadka for sambar recipe:
  • 2 teaspoon ghee or oil
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • ½ teaspoon cumin (or jeera)
  • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 Pinch methi seeds or fenugreek seeds
  • 2 pinches asafoetida or hing
  • 1 Red chili broken (less spicy variety)
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