HOTEL IDLI SAMBAR | TIFFIN SAMBAR

I know most of u know & make the hotel sambar at home.Even i too posted an idli sambar long time back , learnt from my MIL which tastes similar to the hotel ones . But i should say this is the exact recipe for hotel sambar. I got this recipe from Aval vikatan’s supplementary. Yesterday i tried this for my guests. My guests liked it so much, i was showered with compliments and they were asking for the recipe. Thanks to Mrs. Revathy shanmugam for this yummy hotel kind of recipe. It tastes mildly tangy , more of dal , less spicy and u can drink this sambar . U can use this sambar recipe for making sambar vada .My friend Jayarani gave me a tip recently. She told me to add pumpkin instead of jaggery and she also suggested me to use drumstick. Yes , as she told adding pumpkin gave a mild sweetness and drumstick gave a nice flavour..I have updated the recipe adding them. Do try this ,I am sure u’ll get the exact taste as in most of the restaurants.It goes well with idli , dosa , Venpongal and vada.Check out this recipe for another version of hotel sambar if interested..

INGREDIENTS

Toor dal  OR Moong dal – 1/3 cup Turmeric powder -  1/2 tsp Oil – A drop Pumpkin – 4-6 pieces ( cube sized) Drumstick – 1 no ( Chop into small pieces) Vegetables ( Carrot & potato) – If needed. Tamarind – 2 seeds (approx. very small gooseberry size) To roast and grind Oil- 1 tsp Dhania / Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp Channa dal – 2 tbsp Red chillies – 6 nos Methi seeds – 1/2 tsp To temper & saute Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Urad dal –1tsp Jeera / cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp Red chillies – 2 nos (pinched) Curry leaves –  a few Hing /asafetida – few pinches Small onion -  a cup Tomato – 1- 2 nos Sambar powder – 1/2 tsp Coriander leaves –  to garnish Jaggery – 1 tsp ( Add if u don’t use pumpkin) Ghee – 1 tbsp

METHOD

Soak tamarind in warm water for 20 mins and take the extract. Set aside. Peel the onions and chop the tomatoes. Pressure cook the dals with turmeric powder, pumpkin pieces and a drop of oil.Mash and set aside. Cook drumstick and other vegetables separately and set aside.. In a kadai roast all the above said ingredients and make it a powder. In the same kadai , add oil and temper all the items in the same order.Now add the sambar onions and saute till transparent. Then add the tomatoes ( crush it with ur hands before adding , this makes the sauting process faster ) and  required salt. Saute till tomatoes turn mushy and juicy. Add the tamarind extract , raw pinched curry leaves , hing, sambar powder and turmeric powder. Allow to boil till the onions get cooked.Now add the  mashed dal and the ground powder. Mix well so that there are no lumps. Boil for few minutes. It will thicken. Add more water if necessary . Switch off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves. Last but not the least , don’t forget to add a tbsp of ghee & Cover it with a lid till u serve..

ENJOY WITH SOFT IDLIES & VEN PONGAL !!


TIPS

U can use the combination of moong dal and toor dal in equal quantities and make this sambar.. Adding pumpkin gives a sweetness to the sambar . So no need to add jaggery or sugar. If u dont add pumpkin use either jaggery or sugar while sambar boils.. Make this sambar atleast 3-4 hours before serving because all the tastes blends well .U can reheat it while serving. For variations , u can add a tbsp of grated coconut while roasting the powder ingredients and powder them.. Tastes great the next day with full aroma !!

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