Sambar Masala

I also blog hop Indian blogs to get idea on what to make for dinner and I am giving you my version of sambar masala without further adiu.

I added to the wok to roast  1 pinch of rice,  it can be any type of rice, urad ki dal or mash ki dal, moong ki dal, toor dal and chana ki dal then I added 3 curry leaves, 1 pinch of hing, 1 pinch of decsicated coconut or grated coconut and 1 small pebble size of tamerind.  After I roasted them then  I grouned them and added them to a bowl.

Then I added to mortar and pestle 1 pinch each of fenugreek seeds, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, black pepper corns and mustard seeds and ground them in to a powder. This part I do not roast and I deem it unnecssary. I mix that up with the roasted lentils mixture that I had ground up and add 1 pinch each of red chili powder and turmeric and I crush with my fingers 1 whole dried round chili.

These you get in any Indian and Pakistani grocery store and they are not scotch bonnets  at all they are  a differnt type of chili. It is a round dried red chili  and that is all I can say it is. I  Googled it also and  it said the same thing I am saying.   As for the rest of the spices to make up this masala can be found also at Indian  and Pakistani grocery stores.

Mixed Vegetable Sambar   Use this in any type of sambar there is a link on this page I linked this on that is staying just in case if you do not want to use my sambar masala recipe.

I hope you really enjoy though.