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Homemade Sambar Powder – Sambar Podi
November 25, 2014
Podi/Powders 
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Sambar is a must in every South Indian household. This post is about Homemade Sambar Powder / Sambar Podi.. Am sure all of u will agree that homemade is the best and nothing can beat this freshly ground homemade sambar powder. I use it to make Sambar, kootu,poriyal and vatha kuzhambu too. It is a universal powder. Everyone has their own version and this is Amma’s recipe. I always bring a batch from home whenever we go to India.
Now the recipe…
[Preparation Time-10 mins : Cooking Time- 20 mins]
Ingredients:
- Red Chillies – 2 1/2 to 3 cups
- Coriander Seeds – 1 cup
- Toor Dal – 1/2 cup
- Jeera/Cumin Seeds – 1/2 cup
- Rice – handful
- Fenugreek Seeds – 2 tsps
- Pepper Corns – 3 tsp
Method:
- Heat a pan and dry roast red chillies in low flame until they turn slightly brown. Keep it aside. Then dry roast coriander seeds until u get a nice aroma. Keep it aside. Next dry roast toor dal until slightly brown.
- Similarly dry roast jeera, pepper corns, fenugreek seeds separately and keep it aside.
\- Finally roast the rice and keep it aside. Let all the ingredients cool completely.Once cooled, first take the red chillies and grind it coarsely.
- Once u grind the red chillies coarsely, add the rest of the ingredients and grind it to a fine powder.
Let the sambar powder cool for some time and store it in an air tight container.
Freshly ground homemade sambar powder is ready.
Tips:
- U can sun dry the ingredients for 6-7 hours and grind it in a mill if available. I dont have both the facilities so I make it at home as mentioned above.
- Make sure not to burn the ingredients while roasting. Else it will spoil the taste of sambar.
- Use a clean, dry spoon to handle the sambar powder.
- Cool the sambar powder once u grind it by spreading it in a newspaper and then store it in an airtight container.
- Adjust red chillies according to your spice levels.
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Nothing can equate a homemade Sambar powder!!! Authentic recipe!!!
Yes agree home made’s are best and i use it to make it for sambhar , curry … amma’s recipe s always perfect
Thanks for sharing step by step recipe of the Sambar powder. Actually mine homemade powder doesn’t give a good taste. Will try with your recipe.
I have never tried making sambar powder at home. This looks nice. I will give it a try soon. 🙂
Normally we use kadala paruppu instead of toor dhal in sambar powder since kadala paruppu acts as a thickening agent. Any how cooked toor dhal is a must in sambar. kindly clarify.
I have used rice as a thickening agent in my sambar powder. U can skip that and add 1/4 cup of chana dal for the above measurements too. Toor dal gives a unique flavour. I would recommend not to skip that.
today i made your version of sambar powder and prepared radish sambar. We liked it very much 🙂
Glad u liked it!! Thank u for your feedback..
Looks very easy to make at home sambar powder ! Will try it .