Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Spicy Sambar Powder.

Sambar Powder if prepared in home will do wonders . This home made sambar powder will definitely enhance the flavor of sambar.This sambar powder can successfully be used in making vatha kulambu also.I grind this sambar powder once in a month.This sambar podi is also called Karnataka sambar powder , as it contains cinnamon. You can leave cinnamon , if you hate the smell. But i add a little bit only and i love that karnataka sambar powder very much.

Ingredients:
coriander seeds - 1/2 cup
Long red chilies - 1/2 cup
Bengal gram-1/4 cup
Urid dhal- 1 tbsp
cumin seeds- 1 Tbsp.
pepper corn- 1 Tbsp.
mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
fenugreek seeds- 1/2 tsp
cinnamon- 1 /2 inch
clove- 1
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Asafoetida-1/4 tsp
curry leaves- 2 brig

Directions:
These ingredients should be roasted without oil separately .
It can be ground to a fine powder in the small jar of Indian mixie and stored in an air tight container.Makes 1/4 kg sambar powder.

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