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SAMBAR POWDERSambar powder ingredients:1. Red chillies - 2 cups2. Coriander seeds – ¾ cup 3. Kadalai paruppu (Chana dal/Black Gram dal) – ½ tbsp 4. Urad dal (Black gram dal) – ½ tbsp 5. Cumin seeds - ¼ tbsp 6. Pepper corns – ½ tsp 7. Methi Seeds – ½ tsp 8. Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp 9. Mustard - 1/2 tsp 10. Curry leaves – ¼ cup 
Sambar powder preparation:Take a dry frying pan and heat on a very low heat.Add split black gram dal and fry them on medium heat till they turn red. Keep stirring them around continuously. Remove from pan and keep aside. In the same pan add urad dal and fry them on medium heat till they turn red. Keep stirring them around continuously. Remove from pan and keep aside. In the same pan add the cumin seeds, coriander seeds and red chillies. Roast them on medium heat for 3 mins. Remove from the pan and keep aside. In the same pan add fenugreek and roast for 2 mins. Remove from pan and keep it aside. Then add peppercorns and roast them and keep it aside. Then add mustard seeds and roast them on medium flame for 2 mins. Remove from pan and keep it aside. Finally add dried curry leaves and roast them for 2 mins or they turn into crisp. Remove from pan and keep it aside. Allow it to cool for 10 mins. First grind the cumin seeds, mustard seeds, coriander seeds, red chillies, fenugreek and peppercorns. Then add the urad dal, channa dal and curry leaves, asafoetida and again grind to a fine powder. Store this powder in an air tight container. Use as required. This will keep fresh for months in an air tight container. 
 Note:All the ingredients should be cool before grinding.Sambar powder to masala powders Sambar powder to homepagr
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