Homemade Sambar Powder Recipe-South Indian Curry Powder
The Homemade Sambar Powder is the most basic and important ingredient in making “Sambar”. This spiced powder is made with a blend of roasted coriander seeds, toor dal, chana dal, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds and few more which adds to this unique taste and exemplifies the taste sambar.
Ingredients
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3 cups Coriander (Dhania) Seeds
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1 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal)
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1/2 cup Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)
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1/4 cup Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds)
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1/4 cup White Urad Dal (Whole)
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1/4 cup Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
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1/4 cup Red Chilli powder
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1/4 cup Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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1/4 cup Whole Black Peppercorns
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2 tablespoons Cumin seeds (Jeera)
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Sambar Powder Recipe, we will first dry roast all the ingredients
Step 2
Roast the Roast the toor dal, urad and chana dal all separately in a pan over medium heat until they turn light brown in color and release a roasted aroma
Step 3
Set aside
Step 4
Make sure you roast each one of them separately, as they take different times to get roasted well
Step 5
Next, roast fenugreek seeds, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, black peppercorns and cumin seeds until they changed color and release a roasted aroma
Step 6
Set aside to cool
Step 7
Now blend all the roasted ingredients into a fine powder
Step 8
Combine the red chilli powder and turmeric powder well into the ground mixture
Step 9
The Sambar Powder is now ready to used in a variety of recipes
Step 10
Store the Sambar Powder an air tight container and refrigerate/freeze for longer freshness and shelf life