Sambar for Idli (Hotel Sambar)

Sambar for Idli (Hotel Sambar)

Ingredients:

Toor dhal - 3/4 cup

Yellow Moong dhal - 1/4 cup

Tamarind - small lemon size

Salt - to taste

Small Onions - 1 cup

Tomato - 1

Curry leaves - few

Asafoetida - a pinch

Roast and Grind:

Red chillies - 4 or 5 (to spice level)

Coriander seeds - 1 tbspn

Fennel seeds (saunf) - 1/2 tspn

For seasoning:

Mustard -1 tspn

Urad dhall- 1 tspn

Methi seeds - 3 nos. (should not add too much or else can be cooked with dhal)

Oil - 1 tbspn

Directions:

• Cook both the toor dhal and moong dhal together and keep it aside.
• Get the tamarind Extract .
• Roast and Grind the Chillies , Coriander seeds and Fennel seeds.
• In a pan, add the oil, and the items for seasoning.
• Now add curry leaves
• Add Onions and tomatoes and saute it for few minutes.
• Now add the Tamarind extract and  allow it to boil for 5 minutes.
• Then add the cooked dhal (both mixed) and the grind mixture to this.
• Add Salt and required amount of water allow it to boil for 5 minutes.
• Yummy yummy sambar is ready to serve with Hot idlis as in hotels.
• The measurement here in this recipe is enough to serve four nos.