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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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1.About Instant Sambar Recipe
2.Ingredients for Instant Sambar Powder
3.📖 Recipe Card
4.Instant Sambar Powder Recipe | Sambar without Dal
5.Instant Sambar Powder with Step by Step Pictures
6.How to Make Sambar Using Instant Sambar Powder
Instant Sambar Powder
I am truly blessed to have such a loving perimma / aunt. She is a gem and infact she is a great cook too. She is the one behind this series of cooking with perimma..Her rasam powder is truly a hit. This is one of the awesome recipe which she gave me. I was truly honoured to share it with you all because i know it is going to save you many many hours.
About Instant Sambar Recipe
I have a perfect sambar powder recipe in this blog. But this one eats that. Because if you have this sambar powder on hand, u can whip up the delicious sambar even in the peek hour, because this is going to take just less than 15 mins for you.
She made this sambar powder for her son/ my brother who have to go abroad because of job. So i call this bachelor sambar and imagine a bachelors relieve when he can make an instant sambar after a tiring day at work to have with rice or anything.
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Sambar Powder
Rasam Powder
Ingredients for Instant Sambar Powder
Instant sambar powder is made with basic ingredients which you already have on hand. So here is it for you.
Toor Dal
Used to create the bulk in this instant sambar powder. You don't need to add cooked toor dal in this recipe.
Coriander Seeds
Totally for aroma and very essential for the unique sambar taste. Usually coriander seeds are added two to three times of the chilli measurement.
Dry Red Chillies
You can always use half dry red chillies and half kashmiri variety.
Cumin and Fenugreek
adds to the unique aroma of the sambar powder.
Asafoetida
Asafoetida or Hing is a spice which lifts the whole sambar to the entire level so never skimp on it.
Tamarind
This recipe has tamarind added as well so you don't need to add extra tamarind when making sambar.
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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 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 186kcal
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 Green Chilli
- 2 Tomato sliced
- Instant Sambar Powder
- Salt to taste
- ½ tsp Jaggery
- Water as needed
- Coriander leaves a handful 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 dont need cooked dal when you make sambar using this powder. Just add this powder to veggies and cook it. Instant tasty sambar is ready.
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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Instant Sambar Powder with Step by Step Pictures
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| Start by dry roasting toor dal |
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| roast them on medium heat till it changes a little colour.. |
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| remove to a plate |
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| drop chillies in |
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| give them a nice roast |
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| remove them to the same plate |
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| now add in coriander seeds and roast them as well |
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| transfer it to the plate |
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| now add in cumin and fenugreek seeds..Roast them lightly |
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| remove to the same plate |
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| now add in turmeric powder and asafoetida, give them a quick toss in heat |
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| remove them |
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| add in tamarind and toss them as well |
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| remove it to the plate |
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| now let the mix cool completely |
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| take all the ingredients in a blender except tamarind |
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| give them a rough crush |
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| add in tamarind |
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| make it into a fine powder |
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| let this cool down, then store it in a air tight container |
How to Make Sambar Using Instant Sambar Powder
This sambar has no dal or tamarind in it, so it fit a perfect title of bachelor sambar. But when you taste this sambar you will never find any difference at all. It taste just as good as normal sambar which you make.
I made a simple sambar using onions and tomatoes, but you can add any veggies in this. But the main thing is you need a good amount of onions and tomatoes to make this, because that what makes it very tasty, since you don't add any extra tamarind.
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| Now heat oil in a pot |
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| Add in little mustard, urad dal and asafoetida |
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| Add in some curry leaves |
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| Now add in some onions and green chillies |
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| and some salt |
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| cook till onions get soft |
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| add in sliced tomatoes |
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| mix well..once it turns little mushy |
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| add in the instant sambar powder |
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| mix that well |
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| now pour in water |
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| mix well |
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| add little sugar to balance the taste |
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| bring it to boil |
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| cover and simmer for 10 mins |
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| Ta da sambar done. |
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| dont forget to add a good amount of chopped coriander leaves |
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| mix well |
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| serve with rice, idli or dosa.. |
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Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!
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rajashree ac
Hi.. This s a very nice receipe. Since tamarind s added can it b stored outside for a long time? That s for a few months?
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Aarthi
@rajashree acU can store this for a month i would say out..And for more than 6 months in fridge..
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Anonymous
Ahhhhhh....the best recipe for me. I'll call it the bachelorette recipe for myself!! Anything that goes instant like this is also perfect for students. Btw Aarthi here is just an idea- why don't you also create a separate student meals section: easy peasy recipes for uni/higher education students. Living in Europe I can't find many S. Asian ingredients cheaply here- but alternatives would be super good (like the sambar recipe you did w/o tamarind 🙂 )
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Rajmahendri Varma
I can't wait to try out this recipe. Your recipes are always I would say excellent. Thank you aarthi
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kalai vani
Can we use moong dal instead of Toor dal
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Aarthi
@kalai vaniyes u can use
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Anonymous
Hi,
Just tried your bachelor sambhar powder as well as the sambhar.. It tasted awesome.. I was little hesitant to cook the sambhar as it had no toor dhal or tamarind.. But after preparing it really smelled nice and the taste was simply superb.. Thanks a lot for such a wonderful receipe.
Regards,
SowmyaReply
Anonymous
The taste was awesome...it was like hotel sambar...thank you for sharing this receipe
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joy silvea
Awesome recipe.. How much spoon is needed to make a sambar for two ?
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Rajan Sowri
What a recipe! Bachelors like me (though married and living alone in Dubai) this is fantastic. I have already made the sambar powder - awesome smell. Yes, more than Hotel Sambar.
Do you have the recipe for Rasam also. Would appreciate if you could share it with us.Reply
Vesta
Hi Arthi,
Thanks for the wonderful recipe.came out really well. Everyone in my family loved itReply
Kavita Veturi
Excellent taste . Making this for my son who is in University.
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Umber Aziz
What is toor daal in Pakistan
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Aarthi
Arhar dal
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