Saturday, May 8, 2010

Arachivitta Kadhamba Sambhar

Every South Indians have their proper way of making out pappu/dals or sambar..My mom used to prepare many varieties of sambar by making either special spice powder or simply with sambar powder, sometimes she also goes to this arachivitta sambar which tastes exactly like hotel sambar..She used to prepare a big vessel full of this sambar, this sambar goes prefectly from morning breakfast to evening dinner...Yeah, this arachivitta sambar goes awesome with venpongal ,idlies and dosas for morning breakfast, along with hot steaming rice and papads for lunch and with dosas or rotis for dinner, it has been ages i prepared this arachi vitta sambar and i prepared this sambar for our today's lunch served along french beans poriyal and for evening along with dosas..We just loved it..


1cup Toor Dal(cooked)
2cups Mixed Vegetables
1no Onion(chopped)
1no Tomato(chopped)
1tbsp Lemon juice
1/4tsp Asafoetida powder
1/2tsp Mustard seeds+Urad dal
1/4tsp Cumin seeds
1/4tsp Turmeric powder
Salt
Oil
Curry leaves

For Grinding:
1tbsp Oil
4nos Dry red chillies
2tbsp Coriander seeds
1tbsp Channa dal
1tsp Cumin seeds
1/2tsp Poppy seeds
1/4tsp Fenugreek seeds
4tbsp Grated coconut
Few curry leaves

Heat oil in a kadai and fry cumin seeds, channa dal, coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds,red chillies,poppy seeds and curry leaves till they turn golden brown.Allow this mixture to cool and grind it to a smooth paste along with the coconut.

Heat oil in a kadai, add the mustard seeds,urad dal, cumin seeds, asafoetida powder and allow it to splutters..add the chopped onion, chopped tomatoes and fry well, now add the mixed veggies,curry leaves and saute for few minutes..Add the cooked dal along with little water,salt and mix well..Now add the ground paste, turmeric and allow it to cook.

Finally add the lemon juice and garnish it with coriander leaves and serve hot!

43 comments:

PranisKitchen said... Reply To This Comment

sambar with coconut.i usually do not add coconut for sambar preparation..this mom's special sambar looks awesome..
Happy Mother'sday Priya

Preeti Kashyap said... Reply To This Comment

i make this every weekend! call it vegetable sambar!

Cool Lassi(e) said... Reply To This Comment

Wow plenty of seeds in the ground masala. Lovely Arachivitta sambar. Nice pleasant change for the everyday-eats sambhar!

Sayali said... Reply To This Comment

Hi Priya..
good to knwo that there are so many varieties of sambhar...well whats the meaning of first 2 words..:)

Sook said... Reply To This Comment

As always, your soup is making me drool! Yum!

Swathi said... Reply To This Comment

Priya,

Arachivitta kadhamba sambar looks really good. Since it is your mom's recipe it won't fail any time.

Madhuri Krishna Bhat said... Reply To This Comment

Homely food! love it.

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Simple and lovely sambar. This is my favorite too and I rememeber when my mom makes a similar sambar, it was difficult to wait till actual meal time and I used to just take it in bowls and gulp it down :)

Shabitha Karthikeyan said... Reply To This Comment

One of my favorites...Looks great and tempting...

Chitra said... Reply To This Comment

Superb priya..i wanna taste this with idly :)

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

my husband's favoutrite....looks so tempting and yammy...few masalas are new to me...

Kiran said... Reply To This Comment

Sambar looks delicious.

Hamaree Rasoi said... Reply To This Comment

Sambar with coconut yum yum....I can gulp it down in few minutes.
Happy Mother's |Day to you Priya :-)

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Love2cook Malaysia said... Reply To This Comment

I'm weak in making sambars coz I don't really like dhals. Urs is looking so yumm Priya...;)

Harini said... Reply To This Comment

mom's recipes r always delicious..no exceptions...

Cham said... Reply To This Comment

I like araithu vitta kamdaba sambar! Perfect for anytime as u said!

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

This sambar looks yummy... I have not tried to cook sambar yet, but reading your clear explanations and the delicious ingredients, I will definitely try it.

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Yummmmmm delicious looking sambar moms recipes always takes first place...

Aruna Manikandan said... Reply To This Comment

love the smell of the grinded masala!!!
looks perfect dear :-)

Suma Rowjee said... Reply To This Comment

Dal varieties are always welcome, sounds yumm!!

Sushma Mallya said... Reply To This Comment

Love sambar with idli, & this one looks very delicious priya

subhashini said... Reply To This Comment

Looks perfect and yummy

Home Cooked Oriya Food said... Reply To This Comment

looks yum...

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

looks delicious..

meghs said... Reply To This Comment

ALthough I am no expert in cooking sambar, this one seems to be a unique way of making it! Looks lovely:)

My Kitchen Antics said... Reply To This Comment

sambar with coconut...hmm interesting...im sure it tasted brilliant

Angie's Recipes said... Reply To This Comment

The whole dish....even the title, is so new to me! New but so interesting and tempting!

Nammi said... Reply To This Comment

happy mother's day priya, thanks for the sambar recipe , looks delish

Trendsetters said... Reply To This Comment

very nice, homely comfort food

Hayley said... Reply To This Comment

In my family we drink sambhar...we all love it..first time I came to know that you can use poppy seeds in masala..

angel from heaven said... Reply To This Comment

This sambhar looks lovely and delicious I love the elaborate array of spices you have used in the recipe.

angel from heaven said... Reply To This Comment

This sambhar looks lovely and delicious I love the elaborate array of spices you have used in the recipe.

Fathima said... Reply To This Comment

wonder how many ways sambar can be prepared... each region has its own... love this version w/coconut..

Niloufer Riyaz said... Reply To This Comment

wow my fav sambhar

Gita Jaishankar said... Reply To This Comment

I am crazy about this sambar Priya...looks so tasty and colorful with all the veggies :)

Ms.Chitchat said... Reply To This Comment

Sambar looks very tempting,got to make today,loved ur version.

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said... Reply To This Comment

love this dal with cumin rice...good one...

Menaga Sathia said... Reply To This Comment

super sambhar!! i tried this method with tamarind instead of lemon juice.another time i try to add lemon juice...

Umm Mymoonah said... Reply To This Comment

Wow! Priya,i really like this ground masala sambhar,thinking of vadas and sambhar,mouth watering

AJ said... Reply To This Comment

Samabr looks very good!! I love this kind of sambar with the fresh home made masala!!

Raks said... Reply To This Comment

I love arachivitta sambhar anytime with hot rice :) Looks great priya!

Meena said... Reply To This Comment

i often make this version...everyone loves this in our house...photos look gr8!!!

Suma Gandlur said... Reply To This Comment

I was hoping to get an arachivtta sambhar entry for the event and here you are with a fabulous recipe and picture.
If possible, I will post my version too for the event.