1. Dal should be well-cooked.
2. Cook vegetables separately with little tamarind and salt.
3. Tamarind for sambar must be soaked in warm water, beforehand.
4. Use fresh sambar powder to make flavoursome sambar.
5. Add drumsticks and small sambar onions to make your sambar super delicious.
6. Add the seasoning to the sambar right at the end.
7. Seasoning with hing (asafetida) and ghee makes all the difference!