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Homemade Sambar Powder

Sambar Powder is an important dry masala powder that is used to make Southindian staple dish Sambar. This powder can also be used to make subzis, can be added in variety rice, poriyal etc

Coursebreakfast, lunch
Cuisinetamilnadu

Servings	Prep Time
250gms	30minutes

Servings	Prep Time
250gms	30minutes

Ingredients

1cup Dried Red ChilliesRemove the stalk
1cup Coriander Seeds
1/3cup toor dal
1/3cup Channa Dal
1tablespoon Fenugreek Seeds
2tablespoon Black Peppercorn
2tablespoon Jeera Seeds
2tablespoon Turmeric Powder

Instructions

Dry roast Dried Red Chillies first. You will hear a crunchy sound when it is done. Also the color of the chillies will be mildly changed and so does the texture. It will look shrinked
Then in the same pan roast coriander seeds for 3-4 minutes approximately
Roast Toor Dal and Channa Dal together. Make sure the Dals turn golden brown. Only then it will grind properly in mixie
Then start roasting Jeera and Black pepper together. Once you roast them for approx 3 minutes add Fenugreek seeds.Fenugreek seeds tend to brown quickly.
Remove Jeera, Black Pepper and Fenugreek seeds from the pan
Now transfer all the ingredients to a dry mixie jar. Add 2 tablespoon Turmeric Powder and grind them to a fine powder
Use a sieve remove any coarse particles and again grind the powder for 2-3 minutes
Repeat the process 3 times until we get smooth Sambar Powder
This is how the final texture of the homemade Sambar Podi
I made Sambar today with this powder. Used around 1.5 tablespoon of this powder. It turned out delicious

Recipe Notes