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Desi Galli Supports Their Restaurant And Women-owned Food Brand With Sambar Kitchen Pizza Pasta Sauce
Some people eat to live. On the other hand, there are others who live to eat, and this is the more exciting approach to food. Whichever the case, at some point, you may have wanted to try some different flavor in your food. Which leaves the question, what is a…
May 12, 2021 · 2 min read
Add Some Indian Flair To These Classic Dishes
It won’t surprise you to read that we here at Sambar Kitchen love Indian cuisine. Try adding some Indian flair to your classic dishes with our delicious sauces and recipes. Our selection of sauces and Ghee is designed for those who have a lasting affection for Indian foods and who…
Deliciously Healthy Summertime Recipes for Family Dinners
Few things complement the warmth and glow of summer, like excellent cuisine. This year, add a kick to your menu with authentic Indian meals suitable for the whole family! If this is your first time preparing Indian food, Sambar’s beginner’s guide will give you excellent orientation. Tandoori Chicken
Best Recipes For Summer Cookout Dinners
Looking for some delicious new recipes to add spice to your next summer cookout? We invite you to try three of our best recipes for Summer cookout dinners. Whether it’s our healthy Mango Coconut grilled salmon, our delicious corn and black bean recipe or everybody’s favorite Smoked Jerk Chicken Win
How To Make Roti Pizza with Cilantro Chutney with Priya
You love pizza. But you also love Roti. So how do you combine the two together on a plate? Well, it’s called Roti Pizza! And not only is it fun to say-it tastes amazing too! In this blog post, we’ll show you how Priya makes her delicious roti pizza with…
Gourmet Pizza Ideas for Pizza Night
Homemade pizza is a treat for all ages. While traditional pizza sauce and toppings add a certain authenticity to the dish, it can get a little boring after a while. Check out these gourmet pizza ideas below to help spice up any pizza night with your family and friends! The Pasta…
Gift Something They’ll Love This Holiday
Are you unsure this holiday season what to get your boss, best friends, or relatives? Were you invited to a white elephant party last minute and need an easy, fun gift on the fly. If so, then look no further! With one or two stops at local shops and a…
Healthy Foods: An Overview of the Health Benefits of Organic Ghee
Organic Ghee is the superfood you never knew existed. Made from organic, grass-fed butter, ghee is a healthy fat that can be used for anything from cooking, to cereal, to coffee. Its high smoke point makes it safe for cooking with a variety of foods. Plus, ghee also happens to…
Try Our Delicious Curry Recipes
Try our delicious curry recipes Add some Indian flair to your cooking with delicious curry recipes featuring amazing Lemon, Tomato,Mango Coconut and Pineapple Coconut curry sauces from Sambar Kitchen. We hope you enjoy these awesome recipes as much as we do! Recipes for the various Curry Dishes: Lem
A Letter To Our Community: Buy 1, Give 1 For Sexual Assault Awareness
Hello Valued Customers, It’s Devi Jags here, and I’m personally writing to you for many reasons. Our world is currently hindered, scared, and uncertain during the COVID-19 pandemic. We must rely on our community to carry us through dark times and help us find light with things like delicious home-c
Meal Prep 101: Indian Food
Advanced “meal prep” is all the rage these days. But after the first few days the same meal can get really boring, really quickly. Thanks to Sambar Kitchen, you can take your boring meal prep and turn it into a cultured meal. Use our authentic Indian sauces, inspired by our…
An Essential Guide and List of Indian Spices
Indian cooking wouldn’t be what it is today without the array of spices that we use. The wide variety of spices used in Indian cooking often turns chefs away from learning this type of cuisine because they think it is too complicated. But, once you know the basics, it’s a…
Essentials For Indian Cuisine: Tamarind Concentrate
When it comes to Indian cuisine there are a lot of flavors you don’t want to miss out on. Learning about the essentials truly is essential in this culture. One must-have ingredient we are going to talk about today is Tamarind, specifically tamarind concentrate, because that’s our favorite way to…
South Indian Sauces Made with Family Love
“Dad, I miss home. I miss Dopu’s (my grandmother) cooking, yogurt rice, and I have had nothing but plain sauce and pasta every single day. I miss flavor!” My exacerbation with boring vegetarian options when I left home the summer before college is the moment my family’s life changed. I…
A Message to Our Loyal Customers: COVID-19
With social distancing, empty grocery shelves, and businesses altering or closing their operations, uncertainty around the fate of COVID-19 in the U.S. is at an all time high. And as with any uncertainty in life, it brings about feelings of anxiety, sadness, anger, and hopelessness. Sambar Kitchen w
3 Quick and Easy Homemade Meals
Enjoy Quick and Easy Homemade Meals with Sambar Kitchen Sauces With so much going on, many households are short on time. As a result, they miss out on home cooking and instead settle for unhealthy fast food for dinner. This does not have to be the case! There are healthy…
A Beginner’s Guide to Cooking Indian Cuisine
Tired of your typical food routine? Ready to jump into a new culinary voyage that will wake up your taste buds? Awesome! Indian food is a great solution to enhancing your pallet. Indian cuisine can be intimidating, especially if you don’t understand the variation of spices, verbiage, and meals. But
Indian Sauces and the New Year’s Resolution for Healthy Eating
Indian Sauces and the New Year’s Resolution for Healthy Eating As the new year encroaches, people are starting to think about how they want to change their lives in the upcoming year. Most often, people decide the new year will involve eating healthily. By eating healthier, people ensure they can […
3 Delicious Crockpot Meals for Back to School
When students go back to school in the fall, schedules become hectic. Homework, after school sports, and extracurricular activities can make it difficult for families to have time to sit down to a meal together. Rather than depending on unhealthy fast food for dinner, put your crockpot or instapot t
INSTANT RICE MEAL
(Serves 2) The first thing I did was to follow the suggestion on every label… …which says that the sauces are “excellent mixed with cooked rice as an instant meal.” Who doesn’t like an instant meal? I used Mango Coconut mixed with rice. Simple! (I used about one-half cup sauce…
MANGO CHICK’N CURRY (VEGAN)
(Serves 2) Ingredients: One chopped white onion One chopped red pepper Three-quarters cup prepared Sambar Kitchen Mango Coconut Sauce, plus one tablespoon One pound chopped seitan Two cups cooked jasmine rice Instructions:1. Add two tablespoons water to a frying pan and throw in the onion and red pe
LEMON ROASTED POTATOES
(Serves 2) You can see, when you look into the jar, there’s canola oil in the mix. The web site gives notice: Oil separation is natural. Only additives can prevent oil separation, and Sambar Kitchen does not use additives. Give a couple stirs and enjoy! In fact, once mixed, the sauce…
SAUCY TOMATO CHICKPEA QUINOA
(Serves 4) Combine the following: 1. Two and a half cups cooked quinoa 2. One 15 oz. can chick peas 3. One cup halved, sweet cherry tomatoes 4. One-half jar Sambar Kitchen Tomato Sauce A recipe from Susan Edelman, from Watch Hatch Fly. (http://watchhatchfly.com/) Tomato Gourmet Rice & Cooking Sauc
Get Ready for Fall With These 4 Easy Meal Prep Recipes!
Each one takes no more than 15 minutes to prepare, so you can spend more time doing things that matter instead of stressing over what to eat. So check out these Fall meal prep recipes by Sambar Kitchen and get ready to get back to your busy life in style!…
Three Easy, Crockpot Diwali Recipes to Help You Celebrate
You want to cook the perfect Diwali recipes this holiday, but with everything else to do, who has the time? Here are three delicious and easy crockpot Diwali recipes from Sambar Kitchen that you can throw in the crockpot while you get the rest of your holiday to-do list done!…
Indian Cuisine-Inspired Comfort Food: Savory Sambar Black Bean Chili
Chili has formed into a staple for comfort food enthusiasts in North America. Chili gained popularity for a savory mix of herbs, spices, and meat- but can be enjoyed meatless! At Sambar Kitchen, we’re always looking for ways to spice up traditional meals while being conscious of all cultures and…
Diwali: Bringing Light to the Darkest Day of the Lunar Year
Diwali, otherwise known as the festival of lights, shines thousands of lights on the darkest day of the lunar year. A lunar year is a calendar based on the cycles of the moon, instead of being based on the cycles of the sun, or the solar calendar. Diwali is a…
Brown Girl Magazine x Sambar Kitchen: What’s the Buzz?
Sambar Kitchen’s most recent feature with Brown Girl Magazine created quite the conversation! With over 114K followers on Instagram, Brown Girl Magazine sets itself apart as a leading voice for South Asian Womxn internationally. We love that our healthy, authentic indian cuisine garnered so much lov
Sambar Kitchen’s Healthy Indian Recipes Now at Kula Village
Sambar Kitchen is proud to announce our newest ecommerce marketplace offering– Kula Village. If you aren’t familiar with Kula Village already, our team is excited to be the ones to introduce you! A Vision of Community — Kula Kula Village is America’s pioneering online store that curates all-inclusi
Diwali
The essence of Diwali is to bring light in and to celebrate triumph. It’s a happy time of year that dedicates five days to celebrate goodness and positivity.
Buying & Storing Indian Spices
Transform your dish into something unforgettable, add spice! It might sound simple but what some fail to realize is how delicate spices really are. Spices require specific care in order to give us that powerful, lasting flavor. Indian spices can make or break your dish. So becoming educated in buyin
15 Minute Meals: Indian Style
Holiday season is in full swing. Thanksgiving is around the corner, which means the season is on a slippery, uber-fast landslide after next week. Because we at Sambar Kitchen know how valuable your time is, we have an early present for you all. We’ve compiled five 15-minute Indian food recipes…
Can Indian Food Make You Live Longer?
There is no doubt that Indian Food is among the most diverse in the nation. There are healthy Indian food recipes, and not so healthy Indian food recipes. Either way, you can’t match the unique flavor combinations and ingredients. But can Indian food make you live longer? Technically, the answer…
3 Unbelievably Easy Recipes to Spice Up Your Summer with Indian Flair
Fresh Summer Recipes Summertime is the perfect season for celebrating with good food. There’s nothing quite like gathering family and friends for a backyard lunch. Fire up the grill, and enjoy a hot meal fresh off the coals. Or, for something a little lighter, fresh fruits and vegetables from the […
3 Simple, Vegan Indian Recipes with Sambar Kitchen
It’s easy to get into a rut when it comes to cooking every night, especially if you require dietary modifications, such as vegan friendly! The time and effort required to prepare meals can make it ever so tempting to stick to your typical, tried and true dishes. However, Sambar Kitchen…
Organic Ghee – The Secret to Amazing Keto Coffee!
Indian cuisine, spices, and organic ghee are not only tasty, they can also add numerous benefits to healthy diets like the ketogenic diet. The keto diet focuses on high fat and low carbohydrate intake to encourage weight loss. It does so by causing the body to produce ketones- and it’s…
Introducing Sambar Kitchen’s NEW Pasta and Pizza Sauce with an Indian Flair!
Sambar Kitchen is progressively traditional with our new line of Fusion Meals. Our latest creation fuses the best of Westernized flavor with the flair of our heritage. Sambar Kitchen’s newest addition- Pasta & Pizza Sauce with an Indian Flair, features authentic and natural ingredients like paneer
3 Must-Try Indian Grilling Recipes
Indian Grilling Recipes for Summer It’s finally summertime! The sun is out, the skies are blue, and it’s time to fire up that grill. If you’re anything like me, you’ve been thinking about what dishes to cook on it all winter long. And then you remember: It’s the season for…
Indian Republic Day: A Celebration of Heritage With Sambar Kitchen
January 26th is Indian Republic Day and at Sambar Kitchen, we’re proud to celebrate our heritage with you. We express our rich culture through the love we place in each and every gourmet, bold flavor we craft. With Sambar, you can experience the traditional taste of our cultural roots with…
Sweet Potato Casserole with an Indian Cuisine Flair
Happy New Year from all of us here at Sambar Kitchen! With 2020 (finally) behind us, we know many people are looking forward to starting new in 2021. We’ve noticed new year’s resolutions revolving around clean and healthy eating, trying new foods, and even the desire to cook more at…
Channa Masala: Healthy Indian Food Recipes
One of the most popular Indian foods is Channa Masala. It’s been a staple as it’s known for its spiciness and health benefits. Let’s talk more about how this dish has become so beloved! What is Channa Masala? India is sometimes referred to as The Land of Spices, so it’s…
Create a Healthy, Easy Valentine’s Dinner with Sambar Kitchen
There’s nothing more romantic than coming home to a delicious Valentine’s dinner made by the person you love. Or perhaps you are looking for a way to make a night at home a little more special with the family. Regardless of your February 14th plans, Sambar Kitchen is here to…
Healthy Dinner Recipes with Tamarind: The Missing Ingredient!
Looking to introduce a new ingredient to your healthy dinner recipes? Say hello to tamarind! This fruit (yes, it’s actually a fruit!) is a staple in so many different dishes from around the world, but especially in South Indian cuisine. The young fruit is pretty sour, but as it ripens,…
Essentials for Indian Cuisine: Ghee
Ghee is for everyone! It’s a superfood, packed with vitamins. It’s dairy and lactose free. There are few diets that restrict ghee, in fact we couldn’t find any! It’s an excellent substitute for butter, as it is clarified butter. (Essentially it’s like coconut oil and butter had a miracle baby…
Easy Rice Recipes That Fight Off Hunger
When you need a quick meal that will fill you up, an easy rice recipe is always a great choice to have in your back pocket. Rice is a versatile staple that pairs beautifully with any food. It is also a healthy option, as it is packed with B vitamins…
3 Unforgettable Indian Recipes
India has tremendous regional cuisines that are unfortunately little known in what we call the West. With all due respect to dosas and Tandoori chicken, we thought we would like to feature some lesser-known regional dishes from India. Here are three unforgettable Indian recipes you must try! Prawn B
Eat Drink Love and Chatty Monks, Bringing Indian Flair to Restaurants
Indian cuisine is often seen as a spicy and exotic dish that is unfamiliar to most people. However, Eat Drink Love, Sambar Kitchen, and Palace Foods are working together alongside the newly owned restaurant, Chatty Monks, to change the unjust perception of this delicate cuisine. They also hope to ex
Diwali Recipes and History With Sambar Kitchen
The essence of Diwali is to bring light in and to celebrate triumph. It’s a happy time of year that dedicates five days to celebrate goodness and positivity.
Healthy Chicken Recipes with an Indian Flair
Healthy Chicken Recipes with an Indian Flair Chicken is likely to be in your freezer at home, so you may be hoping to skip going out to an Indian restaurant tonight and stay in instead. Don’t worry. Your Indian dishes can be just as tasty at home with just the…
A Guide to Indian Spices
Are you looking to transform your dishes into something unforgettable? Add spice! It might sound simple, but what some fail to realize is how delicate spices really are. Spices require specific care in order to give us that powerful, lasting flavor. Spices can make or break your dish. In this…