Pottukadalai Sambar | Instant Sambar for Idli Dosa

Instant Sambar for Idli Dosa

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“Instant Sambar can taste divine too”  something which I never agreed until I tried my MIL’s versions of this quick sambar. This sambar can be made in just few minutes, there is no need to soak toor or moong dal nor soak tamarind or use vegetables.  Just a little roasted gram and coconut can make this instant sambar taste out of the world poured over piping hot idlis and kal dosais. #sambar #pottukadalaisambar #instantsambar #திடீர்சாம்பார் #சாம்பார் #instantsambarwithoutdal 

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Pottukadalai Sambar Recipe | Instant Sambar for Idli Dosa

Pondicherry style instant sambar made with pottukadalai / roasted gram.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Breakfast, dinner, Side Dish, tiffin
Cuisine: Indian, pondicherry, south indian, Tamilnadu
Keyword: easy recipes, instant roasted gram sambar, instant sambar, pottukadalai sambar, quick recipes, sambar recipe, udacha kadalai sambar
Servings: 4
Author: Mullai Madavan

Ingredients

Ingredients – blend

  • 7 long Dry Red Chilies
  • 1/4 cup ` Fresh coconut
  • 1 tsp Roasted gram / Pottukadalai / Udacha kadalai
  • 1 cup Water

Ingredients – temper & saute

  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 1 each Dry Red Chili
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Split Black gram
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida powder
  • 4 each Curry leaves
  • 1 cup Onion shallots preferred
  • 1/2 cup Tomato ripe & juicy preferred
  • 1 small Green Chili
  • 5 cloves Garlic
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp Sambar powder or Kuzhambu Thool or Plain Coriander powder Optional ****Read notes
  • 1.5 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Fresh coriander leaves for garnish
  • 3 each Curry leaves

Instructions

Blend

  • Blend fresh coconut along with dry red chilies, roasted gram and water to make a thin batter like consistency.

Temper & Saute

  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Splutter mustard seeds, split black gram, fenugreek seeds, cumin seed along with dry red chili, asafoetida powder and curry leaves.
  • Saute onion, tomato and garlic until lightly soft.
  • Add turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt. Fry for few minutes until the raw smell leaves. ( Coriander powder is an optional ingredient | You may substitute coriander powder with choice of sambar powder or kuzhambu thool, basically its added for thickening the base)
  • Now add the coconut roasted gram blend to this and bring it to a rolling boil
  • Garnish with coriander and curry leaves.
  • Turn off the heat and serve hot with idli or dosa!

Notes

**** Sambar Powder / Kuzhambu Thool / Coriander powder – This is an optional ingredient for this recipe. Adding could bring a slight difference in taste and also extra thickness for the base. Try it for variation.
Adding too much pottukadalai can make the sambar very gooey and slimly… just stick to the above measure. 
You can opt-out coconut, if desired!
More coconut will make this whole recipe into a kuzhambu or kurma. This version will suit well for chapati. 
 

Instructions

Blend

  • Blend fresh coconut along with dry red chilies, roasted gram and water to make a thin batter like consistency.

Temper & Saute

  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Splutter mustard seeds, split black gram, fenugreek seeds, cumin seed along with dry red chili, asafoetida powder and curry leaves.
  • Saute onion, tomato and garlic until lightly soft.
  • Add turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt. Fry for few minutes until the raw smell leaves. ( Coriander powder is an optional ingredient | You may substitute coriander powder with choice of sambar powder or kuzhambu thool, basically its added for thickening the base)
  • Now add the coconut roasted gram blend to this and bring it to a rolling boil
  • Garnish with coriander and curry leaves.
  • Turn off the heat and serve hot with idli or dosa!

Notes

**** Coriander powder – This is an optional ingredient for this recipe. Adding could bring a slight difference in taste and also extra thickness for the base. Try it for variation.
 
Adding too much pottukadalai can make the sambar very gooey and slimly… just stick to the above measure. 
 
You can opt-out coconut, if desired!
 
More coconut will make this whole recipe into a kuzhambu or kurma. This version will suit well for chapati. 
#sidedishforidlidosa /  #samabrrecipe /  #instanttiffinsambar /  #instantsambarforidlidosa /  #பொட்டுக்கடலை சாம்பார் செய்வது எப்படி / instant sambar without dal