Recipe: Appetizing Idli-sambar

Recipe: Appetizing Idli-sambar Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Idli-sambar. idli sambar also known as tiffin sambar is a healthy & delicious mix vegetable dal soup served with South Indian breakfast foods. This idli sambar is a super fast recipe that uses only quick cook veggies. It is very delicious and can be served with idli, dosa, vada, pongal and even with rice. idli sambar recipe

Apart from idli, this sambar can also be served with dosa, vada and Pongal.

The hallmark of this idli sambar recipe is the addition of freshly roasted and ground spices.

Idli Sambar is a complete food in itself as it contains all the essential nutrients, minerals and vitamins that are essential for your overall health.

You can have Idli-sambar using 23 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Idli-sambar

1. Prepare of For idli-.

2. Prepare 250 g of suji/ semolina.

3. Prepare 1/2 ltr of buttermilk.

4. You need to taste of Salt.

5. Prepare as needed of Water.

6. It’s 1 tsp of baking soda.

7. You need of For sambar-.

8. You need 1/2 cup of split pigeon peas.

9. Prepare 2 tbsp of oil.

10. It’s 1 of finely chopped onion.

11. It’s 1 of finely chopped tomato.

12. Prepare 1 bowl of chopped mix veg(brinjal, french beans, drumstick, potato, Carrot).

13. It’s 1/2 of mustard seeds.

14. It’s 1/4 tsp of asafoetida.

15. You need 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds.

16. Prepare 5-7 of curry leaves.

17. Prepare 1-2 of dry red chilli.

18. Prepare 1 tbsp of sambar masala powder.

19. Prepare to taste of Salt.

20. Prepare 1/4 tsp of Turmeric powder.

21. You need as needed of Finely chopped coriander leaves.

22. Prepare as needed of Water.

23. You need 1/2 tsp of red chilli powder.

Different vegetables like beans, carrot, drumstick, etc. present in the sambar provide enough fiber that aides your digestive health.

Idli sambar is not only popular in India but throughout the world.

This amazing recipe is native to South India and is loved by all sorts of foodies.

The recipe is served in the entire India as a street food as well as in high end restaurants.

Idli-sambar step by step

1. Put all idli ingredients in a bowl and mix it well and make a smooth batter and keep aside for 10-15 minutes. After 15 minutes when the mixture gets thick then add little water in it and mix it well and add baking soda in it and mix it well. Now put 2 glass of water in idli cooker and preheat the idli cooker and grease the idli stand with oil and spread the idli batter on it and steam it for 7-10 minutes. When the idli get cool down then take out them..

2. Firstly soak dal for 1/2 hour and after 1/2 hour put the dal and all vegetables boil in a cooker and add water, turmeric powder, salt in it and close the cooker lid. Cook over medium flame for 2-3 whistles and turn off the gas and allow it to stand until pressure comes down naturally and mash the dal with the help of a spatula/blender..

3. Heat oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds, asafoetida and cumin seeds in it. When they start to splutter then add curry leaves, dry red chilli and saute it for few seconds. Add chopped onion and saute it until onion turns light brown and add tamarind pulp and cook it for few minutes..

4. Add chopped tomato and add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and saute it for few minutes. When the tomato turns soft then add sambar masala powder in it. Stir and cook for a minute. Add boiled vegetables and mashed dal, water and salt and mix it well and cook it for 7-8 minutes..

5. Add coriander leaves and mix it well and turn off the flame..

6. Your sambar is ready to serve..

Idli is steamed and is high in protein and so is sambar, the concoction of lentils and veggies.

Idli Sambar aka Tiffin Sambar is a recipe from my Mom in law.

This is a no-dal recipe and it is so easy to make.

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This sambar is specially made for idly and dosa.