Name: Sambar (Kozhikode Style)
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Red gram (Thuvaraparippu); Salt (As reqd); Tamarind (A lemon sized ball or as reqd, Puli); 1 tsp Chilly powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp Ghee; Vegetable; 3 nos Onion; 3 nos Drumstick (Muringakkai); 5 nos Lady’s finger (Vendakkai); 1 no Carrot; 2 nos Potatoes (medium); 1 no Raw plantains (Pachakai); 1 no Brinjal (Vazhuthananga); 2 nos Tomato; 2 - Green chillies; 1 bunch Coriander leaves; For seasoning; 1 tsp Oil; 2 - Dry chillies (Unakka mulaku); 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 2 sprigs Curry leaves; For grinding:; 2 cups Grated coconut; 1 pinch Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); 1 pinch Fenugreek seeds (Uluva); 5 - Pepper (Kurumulaku); 2 tsp Coriander powder; 1 pinch Asafoetida (Kayam); 2 nos Garlic pods

Sambar (Kozhikode Style)

Kozhikode Style Sambar

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1/2 cup Red gram Thuvaraparippu
Salt As reqd
Tamarind A lemon sized ball or as reqd, Puli
1 tsp Chilly powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Ghee
Vegetable
3 nos Onion
3 nos Drumstick Muringakkai
5 nos Lady’s finger Vendakkai
1 no Carrot
2 nos Potatoes medium
1 no Raw plantains Pachakai
1 no Brinjal Vazhuthananga
2 nos Tomato
2 - Green chillies
1 bunch Coriander leaves
For seasoning
1 tsp Oil
2 - Dry chillies Unakka mulaku
1 tsp Mustard seeds
2 sprigs Curry leaves
For grinding:
2 cups Grated coconut
1 pinch Cumin seeds Jeerakam
1 pinch Fenugreek seeds Uluva
5 - Pepper Kurumulaku
2 tsp Coriander powder
1 pinch Asafoetida Kayam
2 nos Garlic pods
2 nos Small onions Kunjulli
1 spring Curry leaves

Instructions

Fry coconut with all ingredients listed for grinding except coriander powder.
When coconut turns golden brown, add coriander powder and fry for 1 min.
Allow it to cool and grind it to a fine paste.
Cut all the vegetables into even sized pieces.
Cook red gram or dal in a pressure cooker along with 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, a pinch of salt, ghee and the required quantity of water, until half cooked.
Add chilly powder followed by the vegetables one by one according to their cooking time into the dal.
:- For instance, potatoes first followed by others and finally add tomatoes.
Add boiling water and salt as required.
Soak tamarind in a cup of water and extract the juice.
Add the extracted tamarind juice into the vessel.
When all the vegetables are cooked, add the coconut paste and allow it to boil.
Heat oil in a pan.
Splutter mustard seeds and fry red chillies and curry leaves.
Add the above seasoning into the cooked sambar.
Add coriander leaves and mix well.
:- Serve hot with rice.

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Response (7)

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SN March 29, 2007

Good one. Tastes pretty good.

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Neema August 9, 2009

Valare nalla recipie..

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chithra April 19, 2010

I prepared this recipe, it is very good..

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Nitasha October 24, 2009

Having lived in Chennai for a large part of my life,I only knew how to cook a Tamilian sambar.Thanks Deepthi, for sharing ur excellent recipe with the rest of us.And especially for showing me that the Kerala sambar is scrumptious in a different way!!!


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Suneeth December 11, 2009

Thanks Deepti for this excellent recipe …

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Nisha October 25, 2006

Simple and Excellent recipe

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Lekha May 7, 2006

VERY GOOD…………..

4.12 from 9 votes (9 ratings without comment)

Sambar (Kozhikode Style)