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Kerala Sambar Recipe | Sambar Kerala Style

Posted on August 11, 2018 Category: Kuzhambu / Gravy for Rice, Onam Recipes, Pongal Recipes, South Indian Recipes

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Kerala Sambar Recipe / Sambar Kerala style with step by step pics and a short YouTube video. It is prepared with freshly ground masala (no sambar powder is used) which lends an amazing flavour and it is a must side dish in the Onam Sadhya spread. The smell of the coconut oil is a speciality in this sambar and it goes well with even idli, dosa, pongal too. It is also called as ‘Varutharacha sambar’ in Kerala.

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Kerala Sambar Recipe

Sambar Kerala Style

Kerala Sambar Recipe | Sambar Kerala Style

Priya Santhamohan
Kerala Sambar Recipe / Sambar Kerala style is prepared with freshly ground masala (no sambar powder is used) which lends an amazing flavour and it is a must side dish in the Onam Sadhya spread.
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Prep Time 25 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Course Kuzhambu Varieties
Cuisine Kerala, Indian
Servings 4 People
Calories

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 tbsp Coconut Oil
  • 10 Shallots
  • 10 Okra
  • 1 Tomato
  • 1 Cup Mixed Veggies
  • 1 Small Gooseberry Sized Tamarind
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • Salt As Required
  • 1/2 Cup Toordal

Roast & Grind

  • 3 tsp Coconut Oil
  • 1.5 tsp Channa Dal
  • 1 tsp Urad Dal
  • 1/4 tsp Methi Seeds
  • 3 tsp Coriander Seeds
  • 3 Red Chilli
  • 1/4 tsp Hing
  • 4 Shallots
  • 1 sprig Curry Leaves
  • 1/3 Cup Grated Coconut

To Temper

  • 1 tbsp Coconut Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 2 Red Chilli
  • 1 Sprig Curry Leaves
  • 1 pinch Hing

Instructions
 

  • Chop shallots and tomato roughly. Pressure cook all the other veggies with 1/2 cup of water, for 1 whistle. Chop okra and keep it separately. Soak tamarind in 1/2 cup of hot water for 20 minutes. Then squeeze the pulp and extract tamarind water. Pressure cook toor dal with 2 cups of water for 5 whistles. Once the pressure subsides by itself, mash the dal and keep aside.
  • Now measure and keep all the ingredients 'To Roast and Grind'. Heat 3 tsp of coconut oil in a pan then add channa dal, urad dal, coriander seeds, methi seeds, red chilli and fry for few seconds.
  • Furthermore, add shallots, curry leaves, Hing and grated coconut. Roast everything in low flame, till golden colour and nice aroma wafts. Allow it to cool down.
  • Transfer the roasted ingredients to a mixer. Then grind it to a semi-coarse paste by adding 1/4 cup of water.
  • Heat 1/2 tbsp of coconut oil in a pan, then add shallots and okra. Saute for a while, till the sliminess in the okra leaves. Then add tomato and saute till mushy.
  • Now add the pressure cooked veggies (you can also cook the veggies in the pan, along with okra, but it takes time) and the grounded coconut paste.
  • Mix well and cook for 3 minutes in low flame, till the veggies and masala blend well.
  • Add required salt and cooked dal. Then roll boil it for 7 to 8 minutes.
  • Heat 1 tbsp of coconut oil in a small pan and temper with the ingredients listed in the table 'To Temper'. Pour it over the sambar and mix everything well. Set aside for at least 1 hour, so the flavours get infused well.
    Serve this Kerala Sambar Recipe with hot rice and beetroot thoran.

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Notes

Tips for Sambar Kerala Style 

  1. Usually, lots of veggies like carrot, beans, potato, drumstick, yam, raw banana, cucumber, pumpkin, ash gourd, ivy gourd, brinjal etc can be used as per preference.
  2. If using okra, don't pressure cook with other veggies. Saute it separately, as I did it, else the sliminess does not leave.
  3. Also, chop the veggies into little bigger chunks and just 1 whistle is enough or else the veggies turn mushy.
  4. Ensure not to burn anything while roasting, otherwise the sambar taste and smells bad.
  5. Freshly grated coconut can be replaced with desiccated coconut too.
  6. Tempering in coconut oil is a must, as it lends a traditional and authentic taste.
  7. This Kerala Sambar Recipe thickens with time, so adjust water accordingly before serving.
Keyword Kerala Sambar Recipe, Sambar Kerala Style

 

Method
1. Chop shallots and tomato roughly. Pressure cook all the other veggies with 1/2 cup of water, for 1 whistle. Chop okra and keep it separately. Soak tamarind in 1/2 cup of hot water for 20 minutes. Then squeeze the pulp and extract tamarind water. Pressure cook toor dal with 2 cups of water for 5 whistles. Once the pressure subsides by itself, mash the dal and keep aside.
Kerala Sambar Recipe Steps1
2. Now measure and keep all the ingredients ‘To Roast and Grind‘. Heat 3 tsp of coconut oil in a pan then add channa dal, urad dal, coriander seeds, methi seeds, red chilli and fry for few seconds.

Sambar Kerala Style Steps2
3. Furthermore, add shallots, curry leaves, Hing and grated coconut. Roast everything in low flame, till golden colour and nice aroma wafts. Allow it to cool down.
Sambar Kerala Style Steps3
4. Transfer the roasted ingredients to a mixer. Then grind it to a semi-coarse paste by adding 1/4 cup of water.
Sambar Kerala Style Steps4
5. Heat 1/2 tbsp of coconut oil in a pan, then add shallots and okra. Saute for a while, till the sliminess in the okra leaves. Then add tomato and saute till mushy.
Kerala Sambar Recipe Steps5
6. Now add the pressure cooked veggies (you can also cook the veggies in the pan, along with okra, but it takes time) and the grounded coconut paste.
Sambar Kerala Style Steps6

7. Mix well and cook for 3 minutes in low flame, till the veggies and masala blend well.
Sambar Kerala Style Steps7

8. Add required salt and cooked dal. Then roll boil it for 7 to 8 minutes.
Kerala Sambar Recipe Steps8

9. Heat 1 tbsp of coconut oil in a small pan and temper with the ingredients listed in the table ‘To Temper‘. Pour it over the sambar and mix everything well. Set aside for at least 1 hour, so the flavours get infused well.
Kerala Sambar Recipe Steps9
Serve this Kerala Sambar Recipe with hot rice and beetroot thoran.

 

Kerala Sambar Recipe

Kerala Sambar Recipe

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  1. rubby

    September 8, 2021 at 11:42 am

    Thanks For Sharing this Amazing Recipe. My Family Loved It. I will be sharing this Recipe with my Friends. Hope They will like it.

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