Sambar Powder 50g

$5.00 each

Description

Makes the delicious Indian lentil and vegetable broth known as Sambar. Sambar is a wonderfully tasty lentil soup, that is ladled over rice and often accompanies curries in South Indian and Sri Lankan cooking. Sambar powder makes a delicious coating on seafood, simply dust the fish with Herbie’s Spices Sambar Powder, and then pan fry until cooked. Blended and packed in Australia from imported and local ingredients. Nutrition information applies only to spice blend. VEGETARIAN SAMBAR Ingredients: 1 cup lentils or split peas soaked and cooked in 4 cups water until very soft 2 Tablespoons mustard or vegetable oil 2 Tablespoons Sambar Powder 2 cups vegetables chopped into 1 cm dices 1 tsp salt Instructions: Heat oil in large saucepan and stir in sambar powder. When it binds to a paste, add vegtetables and stir-fry to coat. Pour in 2 cups water and salt, cover and simmer until vegetables are cooked. Add mushy lentils, simmer another five minutes. Serve in large bowls over hot steamed rice, garnished with fresh coriander leaves. Vary the vegetable type to change the style of sambar to suit your taste. (Serves 4 as a meal)

Ingredients

Coriander Seed, Chana Dhal (Besan Flour, Chick Pea Flour), Cumin Seed, Black Pepper, Salt, Fenugreek Seed, Amchur, Brown Mustard, Chilli, Cinnamon Quills, Turmeric, Curry Leaves, Asafoetida (compounded with rice flour).

About Herbies

What is Herbies? Herbie's Spices fills a need in the community of cooks and food lovers for one central place to access all those hard-to-find herbs and spices. They also stock the easy-to-find ones, of the freshest and best quality, so that you can stock up on all your spices and herbs in one stop. The blends and spice mixes made at Herbie's Spices contain no fillers, starches, MSG, free-flow agents or additives of any kind, so you know they will be rich in flavour and quality. Using his vast knowledge and experience for your benefit, Herbie has the widest possible range of top quality dried herbs, spices and blends to meet your every need. Herbie's also publishes a newsletter every couple of months, full of handy information about all things spicy. You can email us if you'd like to receive it, although it is also available online. This month's issue is here. You'll also find spice-related books, nutmeg and pepper mills, pestles and mortars, spiced trivets, and lots of other spicy goodies to buy for yourself or for a gift. Who is Herbie? Herbie has long been the nickname of Ian Hemphill, one of Australia's foremost culinary herb and spice experts. Herbie spent his childhood surrounded by herbs and spices, when his parents, John and Rosemary Hemphill, were pioneering the herb and spice scene in the 1950s. Thirty years of working in the industry, including face-to-face lectures to groups from the general public, industrial brokering, manufacturing and marketing, has made Herbie a well-respected and popular figure amongst his peers, in Australia and overseas. He now enjoys sharing his extensive experience and knowledge with his customers at Herbie's Spices.

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