How To Make South Indian Sambar Without Dal
By Krati Purwar
February 13, 2025
Can you imagine making sambar without dal? Well! You can prepare a tangy batch of the South Indian staple that accompanies other traditional recipes like idli, uttapam, vada, and dosa. Here is the recipe you can follow.
Ingredients
3 tomatoes 2 onions ½ tsp sambar masala ½ tsp saunf, hing ½ tsp chilli powder 1 tsp mustard seeds, turmeric 2-3 tbsp oil 2 red chillies 1 tbsp chopped coriander 7-8 curry leaves Salt to taste 6-7 garlic cloves 2 tbsp besan
Step 1
Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Saute mustard seeds, curry leaves, turmeric, and garlic.
Step 2
Add onions and tomatoes. Cook them until the tomatoes are mushy.
Step 3
Add all the spice powders and pour some water into the cooker.
Step 4
Pressure-cook the ingredients for a whistle.
Step 5
Mash the ingredients and temper the sambar with oil, mustard seeds, red chillies, hing, and curry leaves.
Step 6
Add more water to adjust the consistency and serve with idli or rice.
