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    Last Updated: April 15, 2025 | First Published on: July 18, 2013 by Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

    Thotakura Sambar Recipe ~ South Indian Amaranth Leaves Sambar Recipe

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    Sambar is a staple dish in most South Indian meals. I have already posted some
    sambar recipes like mango sambar, black eyed beans sambar and radish sambar. Today’s recipe is a another variation prepared with amaranth
    leaves. This tastes good with cooked rice with a dollop of ghee.
    You can also serve with breakfast dishes like idli, idiyappam, millet pongal, wheat pongal, rava pongal and corn dosa.
    Amaranth Sambar, Rice and Vankaya Kobbari Karam

    Thotakoora Sambar / Arai Keerai Sambar Recipe 
    Preparation & Cooking Time : 25 mins   
    Serves: 5 persons

    Ingredients:

    Amaranth Leaves / Mulai Keerai  : 2 cups, chopped
    Toor Dal: ¼ cup
    Onion : 1 large
    tomato : 1 large
    Sambar Powder : 1 tbsp
    Dried Coconut Powder: 1 tbsp
    Tamarind : gooseberry sized ball
    Powdered jaggery: 1 – 2 tsp
    Red Chilli Powder: as needed
    Turmeric Powder: ¼ tsp
    Mustard Seeds: ½ tsp
    Cumin Seeds: ½ tsp
    Dried Red Chillies : 1
    Hing : ⅛ tsp
    Salt to taste
    Oil : 1 tbsp

    Method:

    1. Soak
    the tamarind in water and squeeze well
    to extract the juice and set aside.

    2. Wash the toor dal and cook for 3 – 4
    whistles with a half cup of water. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a vessel.

    3. Add the onion pieces and fry for a minute. Add the chopped tomato,
    chopped amaranth leaves, turmeric and water to it. Cover with a lid and
    let it cook completely.

    4. Mash the cooked toor dal and set aside.

    5. After
    the amaranth leaves gets cooked, add the mashed dal, tamarind extract,
    sambar powder, red chilli powder, jaggery and water (adjust to desired
    consistency).

    6. Mix well and allow the sambar to boil and thicken.

    7. Then
    add the coconut powder and boil for 1 – 2 minutes. Remove from the
    flame and set aside.

    8. Heat two teaspoons of oil in a pan for seasoning.
    Add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds and let them splutter.

    9. Then add
    the red chilli and hing and stir for a couple of seconds. Add this to
    the sambar and combine well. Serve with rice or idli.

    If you are looking for
    more recipes with amaranth leaves then do check this thotakura pulusu kura, corn amaranth pakora, amaranth dal, and  amaranth red chori beans curry.

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    1. Vimitha Anand says

      July 19, 2013 at 9:05 am

      Sambar looks so healthy and yum

      Reply
    2. Kaveri Venkatesh says

      July 19, 2013 at 9:29 am

      Mmmm…delicious sambar..beautiful clicks

      Reply
    3. Vidya Chandrahas says

      July 19, 2013 at 2:21 pm

      Tempting sambhar… interesting with greens.

      Reply
    4. VineelaSiva says

      July 19, 2013 at 4:43 pm

      Chandhana meeru different sambar's bhale tasty ga unnayi.

      Reply
    5. kumars kitchen says

      July 21, 2013 at 6:22 am

      have made sambhar with greens many times but will try this new version soon, looks so satisfying 🙂

      Reply
    6. Subha Subramanian says

      July 21, 2013 at 5:52 am

      Nice sambhar………Healthy one.

      Reply
    7. Subha Subramanian says

      July 21, 2013 at 5:52 am

      Nice sambhar!!!!!! Healthy one…..

      Reply
    8. Chitz says

      July 22, 2013 at 1:29 pm

      Yummy & healthy sambar 🙂

      Reply
    9. Spandana says

      July 22, 2013 at 8:09 pm

      This is the first time I heard abt sambar with thota koora…
      Looks very delicious and seems to be very healthy too.. I shud definitely try this.

      Reply
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