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Milagai Killi Potta Sambar

December 1, 2020 by Suguna Vinodh 6 Comments

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Milagai Killi potta sambar
Recipe for Milagai killi potta sambar. Sambar made with tempered red chillies. Spice powders, sambar powders etc are not used in this sambar… Recipe with step by step pictures.

Milagai killi potta sambar just means sambar made with broken chillies. There is no spice powders used in this particular sambar recipe. The heat and spice comes only from the chillies and is a very different and lite sambar. It goes well with rice and potato roast.

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Here is the video of how to make Milagai Killi Potta Sambar

Heat oil in a pan and add in the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and fenugreek seeds. Add in the dried red chillies. Break the chillies into two and then add it to the kadai. I leave the stem on as it has a lot of flavour too.
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Add in a few green chillies too. This sambar does not have any sambar powder or any spice powders. So be generous with the chillies as the chilli flavour has to be predominant in this sambar.
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Sauté the chillies until they fluff up and slightly brown. Switch on the chimneys in the kitchen as its gonna be a little smoky. Add in the sliced onions.
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Add in the salt. Rock salt is preferred for this recipe. Sauté the onions till they are soft. It will take about 2-3 minutes. No need to brown the onions.
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Add in the tomatoes, asafoetida and turmeric powder. Sauté till the tomatoes are mushy.
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Soak half a lime size tamarind in a cup of hot water for twenty minutes. Squeeze the tamarind to extract the pulp. Discard the seeds and the pith. Do not use a lot of tamarind extract for making this sambar. The sambar should be only slightly sour.
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Add in the tamarind extract and cook for five minutes.
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Add in the cooked toor dal. Here is how I cook the dal. Add half a cup of dal and 2 cups of water in a bowl and place the bowl in a pressure cooker that has been already filled with half a cup of water. Cooking the dal in a separate bowl in a cooker is how I cook my dal. The dal does not spew out of the whistle from the cooker so cleanup is easy. Cook the dal for 6 whistles – about 10-12 minutes. After 6 whistles from the cooker, remove from heat and set aside to cool. Let the pressure release naturally. Then open the cooker and mash the dal. Mashing is important as the dal becomes homogeneous and creamy. Set aside.
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Simmer the sambar for five minutes on a low flame.
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Add in the chopped coriander leaves. Simmer for a minute more. Milagai Killi potta sambar is ready. Serve with hot rice.
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Milagai Killi Potta Sambar


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  • Author: Suguna Vinodh
  • Total Time: 30m
  • Yield: 4
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Recipe for Milagai killi potta sambar. Sambar made with tempered red chillies without using spice powders, sambar powders etc… Recipe with step by step pictures.


Ingredients

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Main Ingredients for the sambar

1 tablespoon Indian sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
2 sprigs curry leaves
5 dried red chillies
2 green chillies
1 teaspoon rock salt
1/2 cup sliced onions
2 tomatoes, chopped
1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
2 sprigs coriander leaves, chopped

For making tamarind extract

1/2 a lime size tamarind
1 cup water

For cooking the dal

1/2 cup toor dal
2 cups water


Instructions

Heat oil in a pan and add in the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and fenugreek seeds. Add in the dried red chillies. Break the chillies into two and then add it to the kadai. Add in a few green chillies too. This sambar does not have any sambar powder or any spice powders. So be generous with the chillies as the chilli flavour has to be predominant in this sambar. Sauté the chillies until they fluff up and slightly brown.

Add in the salt. Rock salt is preferred for this recipe. Sauté the onions till they are soft. It will take about 2-3 minutes. No need to brown the onions. Add in the tomatoes, asafoetida and turmeric powder. Sauté till the tomatoes are mushy.

Soak half a lime size tamarind in a cup of hot water for twenty minutes. Squeeze the tamarind to extract the pulp. Discard the seeds and the pith. Add in the tamarind extract and cook for five minutes.

Add the cooked dal. (Check Notes)

Soak half a lime size tamarind in a cup of hot water for twenty minutes. Squeeze the tamarind to extract the pulp. Discard the seeds and the pith. Add in the tamarind extract and cook for five minutes.

Add in the cooked toor dal. Simmer the sambar for five minutes on a low flame. Add in the chopped coriander leaves. Simmer for a minute more. Milagai Killi potta sambar is ready. Serve with hot rice.

Notes

Here is how I cook the dal. Add half a cup of dal and 2 cups of water in a bowl and place the bowl in a pressure cooker that has been already filled with half a cup of water. Cooking the dal in a separate bowl in a cooker is how I cook my dal. The dal does not spew out of the whistle from the cooker so cleanup is easy. Cook the dal for 6 whistles – about 10-12 minutes. After 6 whistles from the cooker, remove from heat and set aside to cool. Let the pressure release naturally. Then open the cooker and mash the dal. Mashing is important as the dal becomes homogeneous and creamy. Set aside.

  • Prep Time: 10m
  • Cook Time: 20m

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  1. Lali says

    August 9, 2021 at 2:45 am

    I tried your Sambar recipe today, loved it.
    Thank you very much. This is going to be my favorite from now on.

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      August 9, 2021 at 9:05 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  2. Rajesh says

    January 7, 2021 at 3:39 am

    Hi,
    This came out really well. Very similar what my grandmother used to make. Thanks

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      January 7, 2021 at 12:59 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  3. RIFANIYA BEGAM says

    December 14, 2020 at 1:05 pm

    Hi Kannamma.. yesterday I tried this recipe..the taste was really awesome..very good combination with rice ..idli..dosai..Thanks…

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      December 14, 2020 at 6:42 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply

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