TIFFIN SAMBAR WITH MOONG DAL

     This sambar is a perfect side dish for Idli,pongal and dosa too..I make this very often and now hooked to this recipe standardly,as my kid always wants sambar for idly/dosa.. I like it best with pongal .

 
tiffin/idli sambar

Ingredients:

Moong dal/paasi paruppu 1/3 cup
Onion,chopped 1/2 cup
Tomato 1 no.
Green chillies 2 nos.
Brinjal,small 2 nos.
potato 1 no.
carrot,small 1 no.
Tamarind extract 1 tblsp
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida 1/8 tsp
Jaggery 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves,chopped 2 tblsp
Curry leaves few
Salt and water as needed
Sambar powder: Roast in 1/2 tsp oil and powder coarsely
Channa dal/kadalai paruppu 1 &1/2 tblsp
Coriander seeds 1 & 1/2 tsp
Dry red chilli 3-4 nos
Fenugreek seeds 1/2 tsp
roasted ingredients sambar powder
To season:
Oil/Ghee 2-3 tsp
Mustard 3/4 tsp
Jeera 1 tsp
Curry leaves 1 sprig
Asafoetida 1/4 tsp

 

Tiffin sambar - Idli,dosa or pongal

Method:

  1. Pressure cook dal for 3 whistles,mash and keep aside.Chop onion,vegetables,,tomatoes,slit green chillies.
  2. Heat kadai/pan with oil/ghee and temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table in order.
  3. Add onion and fry till transparent. Add the vegetables and tomato together and fry in medium flame for 2 minutes.Add little salt while frying for easy cooking of the vegetables.
    fry onion fry vegetables
  4. Add required water and the tamarind and boil till the vegetables get cooked.Add the curry leaves,coriander leaves,salt,asafoetida. Lastly add the sambar powder and bring to boil.
    Cook veggies Add sambar powder
  5. Add the cooked dal and mix well.Adjust water as needed to get a sambar consistency. Bring to boil and garnish with coriander leaves.
    add dal boil
Serve with idly/dosa or pongal or you can have it with mini idlies as I did that day for dinner Smile ! Top with sesame oil or ghee if desired..
Mini idli/ fourteen idli with cone dosa.
Notes:
  • The sambar is very mild,so perfect for kids,my son loves this!
  • Add tamarind less as mentioned,that’s the speciality of this sambar..

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