Sambar powder (sambhar mix) in 200 gms and 500 gms packs, with a 1 kg size for bulk orders and a 2 kg pack that comes with 2 kg of Rasam Powder free. The bright orange ground blend suits all the various sambar preparations and makes cooking simple, from a vegetable sambar to the side dish served with idlis. Called a "designer health food", it brings together the various dals, vegetables, spices and condiments that go into a typical sambar, giving all the nutrients the body needs. Legend traces sambar to the Maratha ruler Shivaji: with the palace head chef ill, his son Sambhaji created the dish by accident while preparing dal, and it went on to gain universal acceptance in India. Catalogue code: SIR10004 (200 gms), SIR10041 (500 gms)