Knol Khol Sambar Recipe | Kohlrabi Sambar
Knol Khol sambar is south indian sambar made with lentils and different spices.
Servings 0
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 ½ tsp
- Urad dal ½ tsp
- Curry leaves few
- Tamarind small lemon size
- Coriander leaves to garnish
To Cook Dal
- Toor dal ¾ cup
- Water 2 cups
- Turmeric powder ½ tsp
- Hing ¼ 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 ½ 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.