Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, sambar (south indian tiffin special). It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Idli sambar recipe - This super quick idli sambar is the best you can make at home to serve with your tiffins like idli, vada, pongal. This sambar along with the mini idli and ghee is one of my kids' favorites. There are few different ways a sambhar is made, one of them is this South Indian sambar.
Sambar (South Indian Tiffin Special) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Sambar (South Indian Tiffin Special) is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have sambar (south indian tiffin special) using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Sambar (South Indian Tiffin Special):
- Take 1/4 cup Toor Dal
- Prepare 5-6 Shallots (chopped)
- Make ready 1 medium sized Tomato
- Get 1/2 cup Tamarind Extract
- Get 1/4 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- Get 1/2 Teaspoon Chilli Powder
- Prepare 1/2 Teaspoon Jaggery
- Get 1/2 cup Veggies (Carrot, Potato, Pumpkin, Drumstick, Brinjal)
- Take To taste Salt
- Prepare 1-2 Teaspoon Ghee
- Take As required Oil
- Get 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds, Cumin Seeds
- Get 1 pinch Hing
- Take 1 sprig Curry leaves
I make this Tiffin sambar especially with Idly and hence the name Idly Sambar or Tiffin Sambar. This sambar goes very well with Idly/Dosa, even Usually for sambar we use Toor Dal but for Idli Sambar we use Moong Dal. The regular Sambar will also be a perfect side dish for any South Indian Breakfast. See more ideas about South indian food, Indian food recipes, Sambhar recipe.
Instructions to make Sambar (South Indian Tiffin Special):
- Pressure cook the Toor Dal with 1 cup of water and mash it. Cut veggies and keep it aside.
- Dry roast and make a fine powder: 1 tablespoon chanaDal and Coriander seeds, 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds and Peppercorn, 1/4 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds, 4 red chillies and a pinch of Hing.
- Heat the oil and temper mustard, cumin, curry leaves and hing. Then add shallots, tomato and saute for 2 minutes.
- Now add veggies and cook for another few minutes. Then add tamarind extract, chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and ground powder.
- Ladle the mixture without forming any lumps. Just add mashed Toor Dal and jaggery.
- The mixture may get thicker, so add some water, lid the pan and cook for some more time.
- Now a well cooked thick Sambar may attract your eyes!! Few dashes of ghee you can top on the mixture.
- Serve hot with South Indian Tiffin items and enjoy your food
Foodnmoi on Instagram: "Here is a collection of quick to put-together Sambar and Chutneys recipes that pair up very well South Indian Tiffin varieties #food…" Sambar is primarily a South Indian delicacy, but because of it's benefits and taste popular all over India. I am a North Indian, but eating sambar with idli (steamed rice cakes) and dosa (rice crepes) has always been my favorite breakfast growing up. Sambar is an everyday staple for Tamil lunch menu. I am a big fan of vendakkai sambar. My mom makes it perfectly and she even says it is perfect for beginners in cooking as it comes out easily And also ladies finger needs special treatment before adding to sambar, so I thought I will post this basic.
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