Kerala Sambar Powder

Sambar powder is a flavorful south Indian style, coarse textured spices powder prepared by grinding various types of basic Indian spices like coriander seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric, fenugreek seeds, dry red chilli, curry leaves, etc.  with chana dal. There are many types of Sambar powders in India, but this is how I make it.

Preparation time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

• coconut oil- 1 tsp
• coriander seed- 1 cup
• fenugreek seeds- 2 tsp
• cumin seeds- 1/4 cup
• urad dal- 2 tsp
• chana dal- 2 tsp
• curry leaves- 5 or 6
• toor dal- 1 tsp
• rice- 1 tsp (you can use any type of rice)
• dried red chilli- 4 or 5
• turmeric powder- 1 tsp
• asafoetida (hing powder)- 1/4 tsp

Preparation:

1. Take a heavy bottom pan.
2. Then add 1 tsp coconut oil and saute coriander seeds.
3. Roast in a low flame until the coriander seeds turn aromatic
4. Then transfer into a glass bowl
5. Keep aside
6. Add cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves, toor dal, rice, dried red chilli.
7. Roast all of them on a low flame.
8. Transfer all of these into the bowl with the coriander seeds.
9. After it cools down, put into a blender and grind into  a fine powder.
10. Put  all into a glass jar. You can save it up to one month.