Kerala Sambar Easy to make is a nutritious side dish of mixed vegetables as per your choice.Kerala Sambar is an authentic, traditional dish that goes well with idli, dosa and even with hot rice for your noon day meal. This dal based tasty vegetable curry can be included in your daily menu. Usually Sambar is prepared when left over vegetables are there. The number of vegetables and the tangy tamarind flavor can be adjusted as per our taste. Sambar is usually made from toor dal and vegetables like cucumber, drumstick, okra, tomato, shallots, pumpkin and carrots are included. This vegetable curry is later seasoned with mustard seeds, red chillies, small onions and curry leaves. Each state in Kerala has their own variations in making Sambar. Our featured Kerala Sambar is well illustrated in simple steps.
| Prep Time | 20 minutes |
| Servings |
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- Red gram(As reqd, Thuvaraparippu) -
- Pearl/Red onions(Kunjulli) - 150 gm
- Drumstick(Muringakkai) - 2 nos
- Carrots - 2 nos
- Potatoes(medium) - 2 nos
- Raw Plantains(Paccha Kkai) - 1 no
- Tomatoes - 2 nos
- Lady’s finger – 4(Vendakkai) - 5 nos
- Fenugreek seeds(A pinch, Uluva) -
- Black gram(A pinch, Uzhunnuparippu) -
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Cumin seeds(A pinch, Jeerakam) -
- Chilly powder - 1 tsp
- Sambhar powder(optional) -
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Coriander powder - 2 tsp
- Salt(As reqd) -
- Ghee - 1 tsp
- Tamarind water - 1/4 cup
- Coriander leaves(A bunch) -
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- Cook the red gram in a pressure cooker along with 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, a pinch of salt, ghee and the reqd qty of water.
- Heat a pan and splutter mustard seeds, fenugreek, black gram and jeera.
- Add onions and sautT for a while till they become very light golden in colour.
- Add corriander powder, chilly powder and turmeric powder along with a tsp of sambhar powder which is optional.
- Saute till the raw smell goes.
- Add the vegetables along with some water. Stir well.
- Close the pan and cook the vegetables.
- Add salt as required.
- Once the vegetables are cooked, add the cooked red gram or dal and mix well.
- Add little water and bring to a boil or till the required consistency is reached.
- Finally, add corriander leaves and close the vessel so as not to lose the flavour of Sambar.
- :- Serve kerala sambar hot with dosa or rice or vada.
- :- Enjoy the yummy kerala sambar recipe.
You can visit this link for an easy to prepare Sambar. You can also explore this link Palakkadan Sambar.
43 comments
this is a typical sambar which tastes different…………
It tried this out and it came out really good…
though its not the typical sambar, its a little different…
this preparation is ok.but i dont think this is the usual kerala style preparation.
This recipe is good .tasty.but it`s not the kerala style sambar.it`s the tamilnadu style or karnataka style sambar.
very tasty. a must try for all sambar lovers. and yes like mentioned in comments do add a pinch of asafodiata its tastes good.
Adding a pinch of asfoetida (kaayam)powder helps but in other cases it is very good.
What is use of jeera in Sambar. Avoid it is good.
Excellent.
EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Very Nice the aroma fills the air and it was becoming tough not to start tasting it before the vegetables were cooked!
very Goooooodddd
very nice sambhar, i love it, thankyou very much
This tastes exactly like Kerala Sambar and it is easy to make.Thanks
very good recipe. I always used to wonder how to make tasty sambar without using sambar powder. I tried this. It came out very well. I did`nt have to use sambar powder at all.
Good recipe. A little lemon juice wud help the taste actually
It`s a graet recipe, its simple, basic and tastes good. I dont know who that mallu is who thinks that all Malayalees put coconut in there Sambhar.
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wow!! excellent recipe.i made sambhar for the first time and my in laws have never been so happy.
wow..yummy recipe.hey mundringa..tell me how you tried to make this sambhar. please..i would really like to know. are you a magician by profession by any chance to make dosa appear in the sambhar? if that is so..you are a cool jackass.
Great!!!
I am a beginner in cooking and I tried this recipe when my mother in law visited us and she was in all praise for me after tasting it and took the recipe from me before leaving!! Its really good and the taste will be more if you add lil asafoetida while spluttering the mustard seeds.
Great recipe.. It was very easy to understand (except the amount of urad dal?) but I guess you just have to estimate on how much u want to make. Great taste.. Will definitely make it again.
I LIKED THE PRESENTATION THAT EVERY ONE CAN UNDERSTAND. I MADE SAMBAR AND MY FRIENDS WERE AMAZED , THEY ASKED ME DID I WORKED IN HOTEL BACK IN KERALA ?
Too good…
Just going through the comments posted for this recipe, I don`t care whether it`s from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka or outer space, but this is a great recipe, and that`s all that matters. Thanks very much.
Sambhar was very tasty.I made it myself for the first time and gave to my neighbour girls.They too appreciated.Thankssss.Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey guys u should try this….Its awsome!!!! Yummyyyy Yummy.Thx for sharing it!
Its quite a decent one. But not too good.
it is ok recipe for sambar
Sambar turned out really authentic – however I was dismayed as many quantities were not given – like how much toor dal, onions & so on. I referred to several other recipes to try to get the correct proportion – luckily it worked!
Although its different from our style i liked this sambar very much…
thanks for the recipe..
I made a wonderfull dish with the help of your recipe….itz really gud…
This recipe is good, i used little bit of kayam powder..it came out really good..thanks for the recipe!!!!
A million thanks Anjali!!I am really bad at cooking. but my husband is too good. When i started cooking after,our marriage i was totally unaware about the making of sambar. I tried many times,browsed all over the internet. Lost confidence.Yours is the one which gave me courage. This may not be a typical recipe,or… not as per the rules.But it rocks!!!!
Anjali..Thanks a ton dear!!!.We just loved it!!!
Hi Anjali, i am not a cook. I tried this recipe as a challenge to my wife and it turned out the best. She loved it a lot. Only problem is she wants me to make it again and again. Thnx a lot. Only thing i changed in the recipe is i added some asafoetida powder too..
Awesome recipe… Hubby and I loved it.. Thanks Anjali –
We are bachelors staying together. I could excite my friends with this preparation..Really thanks Anjali..We all like it very much
The reciepe is really good. In Kerala different variations of sambar is popular. Ingredients vary in between different regions.
This is an excellent recipe..must try…yummmmyyyyyyy……. 🙂 🙂
All I knew of sambar was theoretical. this receipe helped me a lot and my friends think i make good sambar. thanks for a good receipe.
Thankyou soo much for this recipe..It was the first time my sambhar came out soo well..I was literally licking my fingers!!
Excellent…This is the correct Kerala Sambar….Because in North Kerala they put coconut in Sambar….But this one is too good…..
WOW !!!!
SAAMBHAAR
ADDII POLI….
SAAMBHAARR….