Idli Sambar

Idli Sambar is my all time favorite dish. I usually dunk the idli’s in sambar and have it.It also goes well with Dhosa, Pongal,Vada and even with rice;-) Whenever i have idli/dhosa batter i don’t miss doing this dish. We love to have it for breakfast. Whenever i have guest visiting home, i usually prefer to do Idli Sambar in larger quantity.It is easy to do dish and a healthy one since we add in lentils in it, also this dish doesn’t consume to much of your time.So let me start my version of idli sambar dish..

Ingredient:

1. Toor dal -1/2 cup
2. Moong dal – 1/2 cup
3. Onion -1/2
4. Tomato – 1 large (Roughly chopped)
5. Green chili -1 roughly chopped
6. Carrot – 2 nos (diced)
7. Tamarind water – 1/2 cup
8. Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
9. Water – 2 Cups
10. Hing – 1/4 tsp
11. Samba Powder – 2 tsp
12. Cilantro – finely chopped
13. Salt to taste

Seasonings:

1. Oil – 1 tsp
2. Ghee – 1 tsp
3. Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
4. Split urad dal -1/2 tsp
5. Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp

Direction:

1. In a Pressure cooker, add in a tsp of oil and once the oil got heated up add in mustard seeds, after it starts to pop add in urad dal, fenugreek seeds.
2. Now add in onion, green chili and cook it for few  mins. Then add tomato and cook it until it become mushy and soft. Now add in diced carrot.
3. Add toor and moong dal with needed water and give it a mix.Add in hing,turmeric powder and salt.
4. In a medium flame, pressure cook it for almost 3 whistles and leave it until the pressure releases.Now Open the cooker and mash the dal and heat it up.
5. Now In a small bowl, dissolve the sambar powder with some water and make a watery paste.Add the paste in the boiling sambar .
6. Let it boil, add water to adjust the consistency.Let it boil for a good 5 -8 mins.Then add in tamarind water. Cook it for 5 more mins.
7. Add a tsp of ghee and switch off the flame.Garnish it with some curry leaves and cilantro. Serve it hot with idli’s 🙂