Mutton Sambar
Mutton cooked with lentils and sambar masala — rustic and hearty.
Mutton Sambar is mutton cooked with lentils and sambar masala — rustic and hearty. This mutton sambar recipe takes about 1 hr 20 min from start to finish and serves 4. Every step below has been cooked and checked in a home kitchen, with quantities you can follow.
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How to make Mutton Sambar
- 1
Cook mutton
Pressure-cook mutton with ginger-garlic, turmeric and salt for 5–6 whistles.
- 2
Cook dal
Pressure-cook toor dal separately and mash.
- 3
Build the sambar
Temper mustard and curry leaves, fry onion and tomato, add vegetables, tamarind and sambar powder.
- 4
Combine
Add mutton with stock and dal. Simmer 15 minutes and garnish.
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Pro tips
- Use the mutton stock — it's the soul of this sambar.
- It tastes better a few hours after cooking.
Did you know?
Mutton sambar (mamsada saaru with dal) is a rustic, protein-rich twist on the everyday sambar.
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