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# Hotel Sambar Recipe
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| **Prep time** | 5 min |
| **Cook time** | 20 min |
| **Total time** | 25 min |
| **Serves** | 4 servings |
## Ingredients
### for sambar powder:
* 2 tsp oil
* 1 tbsp coriander seeds
* 1 tbsp chana dal
* ½ tsp cumin / jeera
* ¼ tsp methi / fenugreek seeds
* ½ tsp pepper
* 4 dried kashmiri red chilli
* few curry leaves
* 2 tbsp coconut *(grated)*
### for hotel sambar:
* 1 cup tamarind extract
* ½ tsp turmeric
* 1 tsp jaggery
* 2 green chilli *(slit)*
* few curry leaves
* ½ onion *(petals)*
* 5 beans *(chopped)*
* 1 carrot *(chopped)*
* 2 drumsticks *(chopped)*
* 1 tomato *(chopped)*
* 1 tsp salt
* 1 cup water
* 1½ cup toor dal *(cooked)*
* 2 tbsp coriander *(finely chopped)*
### for tempering:
* 2 tsp oil
* 1 tsp mustard / rai
* 1 dried kashmiri red chilli
* few curry leaves
## Instructions
1. in a kadai take 1 cup tamarind extract, ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp jaggery, 2 green chilli and few curry leaves.
2. also, add vegetables and 1 tsp salt.
3. cover and boil for 10 minutes.
4. further, add 1 cup water and 1½ cup toor dal.
5. boil the mixture well.
6. now add 3 tbsp of prepared sambar powder and mix well.
7. boil for 2 minutes or till flavours of sambar powder is absorbed completely.
8. pour the tempering over sambar.
9. also, add 2 tbsp coriander leaves and mix well.
10. finally, hotel sambar is ready to serve along with hot steamed rice.
## Step-by-step
firstly, in a kadai heat 2 tsp oil.
roast, 1 tbsp coriander seeds, 1 tbsp chana dal, ½ tsp cumin, ¼ tsp methi, ½ tsp pepper and 4 dried kashmiri red chilli.
also, add few curry leaves and 2 tbsp coconut. roast for a minute.
cool the spices and blend to a fine powder without adding any water. sambar powder is ready.
now in a kadai take 1 cup tamarind extract, ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp jaggery, 2 green chilli and few curry leaves.
also add ½ onion, 5 beans, 1 carrot, 2 drumsticks, 1 tomato and 1 tsp salt.
cover and boil for 10 minutes.
cook until the vegetable is cooked well. add water if required.
further, add 1 cup water and 1½ cup toor dal.
mix well adjusting the consistency as required.
boil the mixture well.
now add 3 tbsp of prepared sambar powder and mix well.
boil for 2 minutes or till flavours of sambar powder is absorbed completely.
prepare the tempering by heating 2 tsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 dried kashmiri red chilli and few curry leaves.
pour the tempering over sambar.
also, add 2 tbsp coriander leaves and mix well.
finally, **hotel sambar** is ready to serve along with hot steamed rice.
## Video
## Notes
* firstly, use freshly prepared sambar powder or store brought sambar powder.
* additionally, add vegetables of your choice to make sambar more healthy.
* furthermore, cook the vegetables before adding dal as it doesn’t cook later.
* finally, **hotel sambar recipe** tastes great when prepared slightly spicy.
Original recipe by Hebbar's Kitchen: [https://hebbarskitchen.com/hotel-sambar-recipe-sambar-dal-recipe/](https://hebbarskitchen.com/hotel-sambar-recipe-sambar-dal-recipe/)
