Knol Khol Sambar Recipe | Kohlrabi Sambar recipe with step by step pictures and instructions. Knol Khol sambar is South Indian sambar made with Kohlrabi, lentils and different spices. We make sambar using different vegetables. Knol khol is one of the ignored vegetables and I have heard many people saying they don’t cook knol khol. It belongs to cabbage family and rich source of Vitamin C.
I make sambar, kootu or poriyal using knol khol. This is my first recipe as part of A to Z Recipe Challenge facebook group where we need to post recipes in alphabetical order and letter for this month is K and I made this delicious and simple Kohlrabi Sambar. Do try this recipe when you get fresh knol khol in winters.
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Serves 3-4
Knol Khol sambar is south indian sambar made with lentils and different spices.
10 minPrep Time
20 minCook Time
30 minTotal Time
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Ingredients
- Kohlrabi 300 grams
- Small onions 10
- Onions 1 small
- Tomatoes 2 small
- Red chilli powder 2 tsp
- Coriander powder 2 tsp
- Sambar powder 1 tbsp
- Oil 2 tsp
- Mustard 1/2 tsp
- Urad dal 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves few
- Tamarind small lemon size
- Coriander leaves to garnish
- Toor dal 3/4 cup
- Water 2 cups
- Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
- Hing 1/4 tsp
Instructions
- Wash the dal and take in pressure cooker.
- Add water, turmeric powder, hing and pressure cook them for one whistle in medium and five minutes in low flame.
- Once pressure releases open and mash the dal.
- Wash and cut the knol khol as cubes
- Take small lemon sized tamarind and extract it adding little hot water.
- Heat oil and temper with mustard and urad dal.
- Once it browns add the chopped onions and saute till transparent.
- Then add the chopped tomatoes and saute till mushy.
- Then add the cubed kohlrabi
- Saute for 5 minutes and switch off the flame.
- Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, sambar powder to cooked dal.
- Now add the vegetable mixture to it.
- Mix everything and add tamarind extract to it.
- Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles. Once pressure releases open and garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve Knol khol sambar with hot rice.
Notes
From the cooked dal I take 1/2 cup for kids and use water for making rasam and use rest for making sambar
You can cook in kadai also. I find it easy to pressure cook them as it saves time.
How to make Kohlrabi Sambar with step by step pictures
Wash the dal and take in pressure cooker.
Add water, turmeric powder, hing and pressure cook them for one whistle in medium and five minutes in low flame. Once pressure releases open and mash the dal.
Wash and cut the knol khol as cubes
Take small lemon sized tamarind and extract it adding little hot water.
Heat oil and temper with mustard and urad dal.
Once it browns add the chopped onions and saute till transparent.
Then add the chopped tomatoes and saute till mushy.
Then add the cubed kohlrabi
Saute for 5 minutes and switch off the flame.
Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, sambar powder to cooked dal.
Now add the vegetable mixture to it.
Mix everything and add tamarind extract to it.
Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles. Once pressure releases open and garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve Knol khol sambar with hot rice.
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