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    Home » Sambhar Varieties

    Sambar Varieties

    A collection of delicious and healthy sambar varieties that delight. Sambar: The quintessential dish of Tamil Nadu, which is famous across South India, is a tamarind-based stew prepared with lentils(split yellow pigeon peas) and vegetables. You can enjoy sambar with rice, and you can also see sambar being served with idli, dosa, ven pongal - the South Indian breakfast items.

    Yes, sambar is an integral part of South Indian cuisine. Now here comes the fun part: there isn't just one sambar recipe. You can find different varieties of sambar recipes, and that's the main reason behind creating this category - sambar varieties.

    Sambar podi

    To make sambar, we need an aromatic spice blend which we call sambar podi. You can make it fresh every time, or you can make it in bulk and store it. Alternatively, you can also find this blend in Indian groceries and use the same.

    Sambar varieties

    In our household, when we say sambar, it always means sambar prepared with freshly ground spices and coconut. Yes, we add coconut, and the taste is terrific. We call it arachuvitta(Tamil word meaning "to grind," "ground") sambar, and I have quite a few arachuvitta sambar recipes on my blog. Like I said before, you can make the sambar with the premade sambar podi. For my raw mango sambar, leeks sambar, that's what I did.

    Let's talk about vegetables. You don't need to add multiple vegetables to the sambar always. We usually add one vegetable and call the sambar by that name like vendakkai sambar, meaning sambar with okra—Mullungi sambar meaning sambar with radish.

    Typically, toor dal is used to make a sambar, but you can make a sambar with moong dal(yellow split moong lentils) and masoor dal(red lentils). I have those on my blog too.

    Let me stop here. I can keep talking about sambar recipes all day long, and a single post won't be sufficient. Here is my collection and check out the individual sambar recipes for more details.

    square image of rasavangi served in white ceramic bowl

    Brinjal Rasavangi | South Indian Brinjal Curry

    square image of red radish sambar served in kadai

    Red Radish Sambar | Mullangi Sambar | South Indian Radish Sambar

    square image of pumpkin sambar served in kadai

    Arachuvitta Sambar Recipe | Yellow Pumpkin Arachuvitta Sambar | Parangikai Sambar

    Manjal Sambar | A Quick Tiffin Sambar with Chickpea Flour & Turmeric

    square image of pavakkai pitlai served in a white bowl

    Pavakkai Pitlai | Bitter Gourd Black Eyed Peas Sambar

    square image of thiruvathirai sambar with a maroon fabric on the side with some greens on the other side

    Thiruvathirai Sambar | 7 Kari Kootu / Kuzhambu

    AvarekaluHuliSaaru

    Instant Pot Avarekalu Huli Saaru | Hyacinth Beans Curry

    Instant Pot Mixed Vegetable Sambar | Video Recipe

    square image of leeks sambar in white bowls with wooden spoon on the side

    Leeks Sambar | A Simple Sambar with Frozen Toor Dal

    square image of spinach sambar served in copperware

    Vendhaya Keerai Sambar | Methi Sambar

    tiffin sambar along with dosa and idli and separately

    Tiffin Sambar | Pasi Paruppu Sambar | Moong Dal Sambar

    square image of sambar served in kadai shaped vessel and stainless steel bowl

    Pressure Cooker Sambar With Masoor dal

    Palakottai Kuzhambu or Jackfruit Seed Sambhar ready and served in a metal bowl with a few sprigs of cilantro in the back

    Palakottai Kuzhambu | Jackfruit Seed Sambhar (Without Coconut)

    square image of vengaya sambar served in a kadai bowl with shallots and curry leaves on the side

    Vengaya Sambar | Arachuvitta Vengaya Sambar

    Tomato Drumstick Sambar | Arachuvitta Sambar Varieties

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