Recipe for Sambar powder and Rasam Powder

I never used to buy sambar powder. I buy fresh ingredients and get it ground in the flour mill. It stays fresh for 4-5 months. Homemade sambar powder not only gives a nice flavor to the dishes but is also very economical. I  have given two measurements for sambar powder. The first one is my mother’s recipe and the second one is my aunty’s recipe. Today we will learn how to make sambar powder and rasam powder at home. This is my mother’s measurement which I usually follow.I have given in cup measurements and gram measurements. I used standard measuring cup to measure all the ingredients.

Sambar Powder-Sambar Podi


 Prep Time : 10 mins

Serves:1 kg
Recipe Category: Podi Recipes
Recipe Cuisine: Tamil Brahmin
Author:

   Ingredients needed

   Red Chillies -1/4 kg
   Coriander Seeds – 4 cups or 350 grams
   Toor Dal – 1 cup or 250 grams
   Whole Black Pepper – 1/2 cup or 85 grams
   Cumin Seeds – 1/2 cup 75 grams
   Fenugreek – 2 tsp
   Turmeric/manjal – 10-12 pieces

Method


Clean and dry everything in the sun for 2-3 days and ground it to a fine powder from a grinding mill/flour mill. Store it in an air tight container. It will stay fresh for 5 months.

Sambar Podi Recipe #2

This is my Perima’s sambar podi measurement. I do not follow this but have given you as you will get more quantity and it is less spicy.

Ingredients needed for sambar powder 

Coriander seeds (malli)- 1 Kg
Red Chillies-300 grams
Whole Black Pepper -250 grams
Tur Dal- 1/4 kg/ 250 grams
Cumin seeds or Jeera -100 grams
Turmeric/Manjal-100 grams (one used for sambar powder)
Fenugreek -50 grams
Bengal gram/Channa Dal -50 grams
Urad dal -50 grams

Dry everything in the sun for 2-3 days and ground it to a fine powder from a grinding mill. Store it in an air tight container.

Rasam Powder Recipe 

Ingredients needed

Coriander seeds -250 grams or 3 cups
Tur dal -100 grams  or 1/2 cup
Red chillies -50 grams
Whole black Pepper -50 grams or 1/3 cup (1 tbsp less than 1/3 cup)
Cumin Seeds or Small Jeera -50 grams or 1/3 cup
Curry leaves – little (dry it well )

Method 

Dry roast everything separately and get it ground to a fine powder from a flour mill. Store it in an air tight container.

If you found this post useful, I would really love it if you pin it or share it with your Facebook fans or Twitter followers or Google+ circles today. All it takes is a simple click on the “pin it” “like,” “share,” “tweet,” or Google+ buttons below the post. It will keep me motivated. Thank  you!

View Comments (80)

  • Amazing effort. Can you explain what's the difference between the two recipes of Sambar Powder. Tha ratios of ingredients is quite different.

  • Dear PS, Thank you very much for the compliments.There in not much difference in taste between the two sambar powder.The first recipe is my anunty's and the second one is my mother's recipe.I have tried both and there is not much difference but for the sake of others I have given both so that they can prepare whatever is convenient for them.

  • Hi Padhu.... Your recipes are just amazing... I am a beginner and I am in my early twenties... I am going to get married in a few months... I ve tried out few of your South Indian recipes... I think ll get comfortable with cooking by the time I get married... All the credit goes to you padhu... Keep up your good work

  • Hi padhu.. am admired wit all ur recipies.. am sitting for hours and watching out ur recipies.. everything s quite amazing.. great job.. ur presentation s too gud.. am jus n teen now.. But my passion s to b a good cook.. Thank u so much.. And u keep on continue to give us such good recipie..:):)

  • hi padhu,,am very much happy with ur blog...since i am in US can i grind the sambhar powder in blendor.but the powder wont be fine..is that ok? will it affect the taste?