
Sambar powder (Tamilnadu Iyengar style)

This is iyengar sambar powder recipe. It is a flavourful blend of lentils and Indian spices. It is the main ingredient used to bring flavours to a lentil rich gravy called Sambar. It is thicker than a traditional rasam because of the use of channa dal in the powder. Sambar is typically relished with rice/dosa/idly.
Ingredients
- Red chilli: 5 cups
- Coriander seeds: 3 cups
- Toor dal: 1 cup
- Channa dal: 1 cup
- Mustard seeds: 1/4 cup
- Methi seeds: 1/4 cup
- Turmeric: 10 sticks
Method
(Raw and powdered)
- Sun dry all ingredients for 1/2 day or warm them in an iron vessel.
- Grind them to a fine powder.
Tip: Needs additional boiling as the powder is raw when sambar is prepared
Pic credit: Natureloc
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