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Kohlrabi (Noolkol) Sambar

January 6, 2020 by Senthil Sadasivam Recipe rating:
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Hope you have become a Kohlrabi (Noolkol) fan after trying out my recipe for Kohlrabi (Noolkol) Porial posted on my site few months ago. On that blog, in addition to the recipe, you can also find more interesting facts about this vegetable.

Today, I will be sharing a new recipe on how to make sambar using this Kohlrabi! When you buy vegetables next time, leave out the usual sambar veggies like drumstick, eggplant, carrot, etc and instead go for this less popular Kohlrabi. I promise, if you make this Kohlrabi sambar just one time, you certainly will be hooked on to it forever.

Make and enjoy this awesome Kohlrabi sambar along with these addictive side dishes that go well with any sambar or dal: Raw Banana (Vazhaikai) fry or Suran (Kara Karanai) fry.

Kohlrabi Sambar
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Kohlrabi (Noolkol) Sambar

Kohlrabi (Noolkol) is certainly not one of the popular sambar veggie, but if you try making this Kohlrabi Sambar one time, you sure will become a huge fan of this dish like me!

Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Dal, Kohlrabi, kohlrabi Sambar, Sambar
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author Senthil Sadasivam

Ingredients

  • 2 Noolkol (Kohlrabi) skinned, sliced
  • 2 tbsp Sambar powder Sambar powder substitute given below
  • Tamarind juice to taste

To pressure cook dal

  • 1 cup Tool dal
  • 1 Tomato
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp Hing powder
  • 1 tsp Sesame oil

For tadka

  • 1/2 tbsp Mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tbsp Methi seeds
  • 1 Green chili sliced
  • 1/2 tbsp Jeera seeds
  • 1 Red chili
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • 1 cup Onion (or shallots) sliced
  • 1 cup Tomatoes chopped

Sambar powder substitute

  • 1 tbsp Chili powder
  • 1/2 tbsp Coriander powder

To garnish

  • 1/4 cup Coriander leaves chopped

Instructions

  1. Take about 2 or 3 small or medium sized Kohlrabis, wash and peel the skin and cut into quarter inch thick slices as shown in the recipe picture.

  2. Wash and pressure cook dal for three whistles with 1 tomato, 4 cloves garlic, 1 tsp each turmeric powder, hing powder and sesame oil with three cups water.  Mash the dal and keep it separate.
  3. On a big pot, heat oil and add mustard seeds.  When they splutter, add methi seeds and let them brown slightly.  Quickly add jeera seeds, and after few seconds, add 1 red chili and fry for some time.  Add curry leaves, then sliced onion and green chili and fry well.

  4. Add enough water, cut Noolkol (Kohlrabi) pieces, 2 tbsp. sambar powder, salt and mix well and cover and cook for about 10 mins.

  5. Add mashed dal to the pot, mix well, adjust salt level and cover and cook for another 10 mins or until the vegetable pieces are soft and tender.

  6. Add tamarind juice and let it cook for another couple mins.

  7. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and enjoy with hot rice, homemade ghee, a spicy side dish fry (Potato, Plantain or Suran) and a papad!

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