Best Sambar Recipes

Lightly spiced lentils in a tamarind and coconut sauce, tempered with Indian spices. Serve hot with rice. Try it with other vegetables too, such as potato, cauliflower or okra. The ingredients should be available at any Indian market or at specialty stores. The tamarind pulp may be substituted with reconstituted tamarind paste.

Sambar recipe. Ready In: 2 hr 30 min Makes 4 servings 96 per serving Ingredients: toor dal, turmeric, vegetable oil, shallots, potatoe, tomato, tamarind paste, salt, sambar powder, mustard seeds, black, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, red chilis, dried, cilantro

Sambar Podi (Sambar Powder) recipe. Ready In: 15 min. Makes 2 cups servings 1 per serving Ingredients: channa dal, coriander seeds, red chili peppers, black pepper, fenugreek, asafetida