- Red Chilli (long variety) - 1/4 kg
- Coriander Seeds - 1/4 kg
- Black Pepper - 40 grams
- Jeeragam - 40 grams
- Mustard Seeds - 40 grams
- Fenugreek Seeds - 40 grams
- Thuvar dhal - a handful
- Bengal gram dhal - a handful
- Urad dhal - 2 tablespoons
- Raw Rice - 2 tablespoons
Without Sambar, one cannot think about South Indian Food. Even though using the freshly made sambar powder in small quantities daily will enhance the flavor, it is a time consuming task. So only on special occasions or on holidays, we can try for sambar made with fresh powder.
For daily preparation, Sambar Powder is made in bulk quantity and stored for 1 to 2 months. In India, flour Mills are available and we can get it ground in bulk. Any one who is leaving for abroad, will definitely have atleast one big packet of this sambar powder in their baggage.
The combination of ingredients differ from family to family, I prepare with the quantities mentioned here.
Dry all the ingredients under Sun and sent it for milling.
Few Curry leaves can also be added while drying. It will give nice flavor. However, the sambar podi turns slightly darker.
I want to try this next time we go to India. Sun frying would give a nice taste. Do you have a recipe to make rasam podi in bulk?
Hi Jennifer, for Rasam Podi, sun dry the following:
Red chilli – 100 grams
Coriander seeds – 100 grams
Thuvar dhal – 50 grams
Black Pepper – 25 grams
Jeeragam – 25 grams
and mill it to a fine powder.
Or you can dry fry the above ingredients in kadai without any oil, cool it and powder it in a mixie, in small batches.
But I am not in favour of making rasam podi in bulk.
Rasam podi can be made quickly. Add one tablespoon thuvar dhal, one teaspoon black pepper, one teaspoon jeera, one red chilli, one teaspoon coriander seeds in a small jar and grind it to a coarse powder. Before removing, add one or two garlic flakes and just grind for one round.
I prepare rasam always using the above instantly made rasam podi.
Thanks Kamala.. I will be trying this immediately!!!
hi,
all your recipes looks awesome, you are great !
i have one query can u help me?
u mentioned
thuvar dhal and bengal gram dhal handful, can u tell me approx how many grams is a handful for those dhals?
thanks in advance.
Hi Sandhiya,
Thank you for your kind comments. Handful of the dhals literally means whatever quantity hold within your hand. It is between 20 to 30 grams. Adding few dhals more or less will not make much difference.
hi,
thanks for your reply…i will try it.