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Tiffin Sambar Recipe | Hotel Style Idli Sambar Recipe

Tiffin Sambar recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is a vegetable stew made with lentils and assorted vegetables. It can be served with South Indian tiffin.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 269kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 1 Onion Sliced
  • 3 Green chillies
  • 3 Tomatoes
  • 2 Potato halved
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • ½ cup Toor Dal
  • ¼ cup Yellow Moong Dal
  • 1½ tbsp Sambar Powder
  • 1½ tsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder
  • 1 tbsp Coriander powder
  • 1 tbsp Tamarind Pulp
  • 1 tbsp Jaggery
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ cup Coriander leaves

For Seasoning

  • 3 tbsp Ghee or Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1 tsp Urad Dal
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 2 Dry Red Chillies
  • ½ tsp Asafoetida
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves

Instructions

  • Pressure cook washed Toor Dal, moong dal, potatoes for 3 whistle. Set aside.
  • Heat oil in a pot. Add in onions, green chillies and saute for 2 mins.
  • Add in tomatoes, turmeric powder and salt and mix well. Cook for 2 to 3 mins.
  • Add in the cooked dal along with potatoes. Break the potatoes into small pieces and mix well.
  • Mean while mix spice powders with some water to form a slurry. Pour this into the dal and mix well.
  • Add in tamarind pulp, salt, jaggery and mix well.Pour more water to adjust the consistency. Mix everything well and bring it to a boil. Cover and simmer for 5 mins.
  • Make seasoning. Heat oil or ghee. Add whole spices, asafoetida, dry chillies, curry leaves. Cook for a min. Pour this over the sambar and mix well.
  • Add in coriander leaves and mix well.
  • Serve.

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Notes

  • I like to use a mix of toor Dal and yellow moong dal. But you could use just toor Dal for making sambar.
  • You could make the Sambar in bulk and store it in fridge for up to a week.
  • Make sure you adjust the consistency of the Sambar by adding water because Sambar tends to thicken as it cools down.
  • Addition of little ghee enhances the taste.
  • Homemade sambar powder adds fresh tasting aroma than store bought. Check my homemade sambar powder recipe
  • Be generous with the coriander leaves. it adds fresh aroma to the sambar.
  • Don't over cook the dal.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 269kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 110mg | Potassium: 583mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 922IU | Vitamin C: 49mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 2mg
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