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.
Equipment
Pressure cooker
Cooking pot
Ingredients
To Pressure Cook Together
- ¼ cup Yellow Moong Dal
- ½ cup Toor Dal
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 large Potato peeled & halved
- 2½ cups Water
Mix Spices Together
- 2 tablespoon Sambar Powder
- 1 tablespoon Kashmiri Chilli Powder
- 1 tablespoon Coriander powder
- ¼ cup Water
For Sambar
- 2 tablespoon Coconut Oil
- 1 large Onion peeled and sliced
- 3 no Green chillies slit
- 2 large Tomatoes chopped
- 1 tablespoon Tamarind Pulp
- 1 tablespoon Jaggery
- 2 teaspoon Salt to taste
For Tempering
- 3 tablespoon Ghee or Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Split Black Urad Dal
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 2 no Dry Red Chillies broken into small pieces
- ½ teaspoon Asafoetida
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
For Garnishing
- ¼ cup Coriander leaves chopped finely
Instructions
- Take toor dal and moong dal in a bowl and wash really well. Add washed dal into the pressure cooker. Add in water, turmeric powder and potatoes. Pressure cook for 3 whistle. Take it off the heat and let the steam escape by itself. Open the cooker and set aside.
- Mix spice powders mentioned with some water to form a slurry. Set aside till needed.
- Heat oil in a deep pot. Add in onions, green chillies, tomatoes and saute for 2 mins. Add turmeric powder and mix well.
- Pour in the cooked dal along with potatoes. Pour more water as needed to form sambar.
- Now add in the spice mix paste, 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 tempering. Heat oil or ghee. Add whole spices, asafoetida, dry chillies, curry leaves. Cook for a minute Pour this over the sambar and mix well.
- Add in coriander leaves and mix well. Serve.
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Tiffin Sambar Recipe | Hotel Style Idli Sambar Recipe
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
269
% Daily Value*
Fat
13
g
20
%
Saturated Fat
4
g
25
%
Trans Fat
0.03
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
5
g
Sodium
827
mg
36
%
Potassium
516
mg
15
%
Carbohydrates
34
g
11
%
Fiber
7
g
29
%
Sugar
7
g
8
%
Protein
8
g
16
%
Vitamin A
986
IU
20
%
Vitamin C
30
mg
36
%
Calcium
55
mg
6
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.