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Arachuvitta Sambar Recipe

Arachuvitta Sambar is a traditional South Indian style sambar made using toor dal along with vegetables, freshly roast and grind spices and tempering items. Arachuvitta Sambar is very aromatic and flavorful which goes well with rice and can be served as side dish for idli and dosa too. Learn to make Arachuvitta Sambar Recipe with step by step pictures and video.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Servings2 people
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon tamarind
  • 15 small onion
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 heaped teaspoon jaggery powder
  • 1 tablespoon coriander leaves
  • To cook dal
  • 3/4 cup toor dal
  • salt to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

To roast and grind

  • 2 tablespoon coriander seeds
  • 1 tablespoon chana dal
  • 5 red chilies
  • 1 teaspoon raw rice
  • 1/4 cup coconut

To temper

  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
  • 2 red chilies
  • few curry leaves
  • 1/4 teaspoon hing

Instructions

  • Take 3/4 cup toor dal, rinse it well and add to pressure cooker / instant pot.
  • Add salt, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder and 2 cups water to it. Give a quick mix. Close with lid, put the whistle on.
  • Pressure cook for 5 whistles in low medium flame. If you keep in high flame it splutters a lot so its best to cook in low medium flame itself.
  • Let pressure release by itself then mash dal well with a ladle. Set aside.
  • To a kadai heat oil - then add 2 tablespoon coriander seeds, 1 tablespoon chana dal, 5 red chilies,1 teaspoon raw rice and dry roast it well.
  • Add 1/4 cup coconut, roast for a minute and switch off.
  • Transfer to a bowl and cool down completely.
  • Add little water and grind it to a semi fine paste, set aside.
  • To a kadai heat 1 tablespoon oil - add 1 teaspoon mustard seeds let it splutter, 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds, 2 red chilies, few curry leaves let it splutter. Then add 1/4 teaspoon hing, saute for few seconds.
  • Add around 15 small onion sauté until it turns transparent.
  • Add 1 tomato roughly chopped along with 1 carrot sliced. Saute until it shrinks and raw smell leaves.
  • Add required salt to taste and 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder. Add 2 cups water and let it come to a boil.
  • Cook covered until carrot turn soft.
  • Check by pressing if it is soft then done else cook for few more minutes.
  • Add cooked toor dal along with masala paste along with rinsed water that we prepared. Strain and add tamarind extract.
  • Mix it well. Adjust salt at this stage.
  • Let it boil well for 10-12 minutes.
  • If it is too thick adjust with water, add 1 teaspoon jaggery powder.
  • Add 1 tablespoon coriander leaves and switch off. Mix it well.
  • Serve hot with rice.

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Notes

  • Adding vegetable is purely optional, you can make it without any vegetable too. Just with small onion and tomato also this sambar tastes great.
  • You can replace toor dal with half and half of toor dal with moong dal too. This sambar tastes great for tiffin items like idli, dosa, pongal etc.
  • You can replace fresh coconut with desiccated coconut too.
  • As it uses freshly ground spices, the sambar will be flavorful even without any vegetable.
  • Do not worry if your spice powder is not very fine. I usually make is slightly coarse only but the sambar comes out well.
Nutrition Facts
Arachuvitta Sambar Recipe
Amount Per Serving (100 g)
Calories 396 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Sodium 116mg5%
Potassium 688mg20%
Carbohydrates 76g25%
Fiber 20g83%
Sugar 15g17%
Protein 21g42%
Vitamin A 11191IU224%
Vitamin C 156mg189%
Calcium 148mg15%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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