Instant Sambar For Idli – Pottukadalai Sambar Recipe

Its my long time wish to make sambar recipe for idli dosa without dal. Recently my reader Suchi Vasan shared an Instant Pottukadalai sambar for idli. Its a very simple & quick sambar recipe that can be made without toor dal, moong dal or coconut. Tomato, onion, sambar powder & fried gram dal( pottukadalai in Tamil) is enough to make this side dish.

I won’t say its taste is as good as dal/paruppu sambar. It doesn't suit well for Pongal or rice but it tastes good with idli, dosa. Do try it during busy morning hours & make your job simple. Lets see how to prepare Instant Idli sambar using pottukadalai.

Check out my other Idli sambar recipes HERE and my instant idli sambar without dal

Instant sambar recipe for idli dosa

How to make quick & easy sambar for idli.

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Side dish

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 15 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Ripe tomato - 2 nos ( big) Big onion or small onion - 2 nos/12 nos Red chillies - 4 nos Fried gram dal/Pottukadalai - 2 tbsp Dhania powder - 1/2 tsp to 3/4 tsp Sambar powder - 1 tsp Salt & water - as needed To temper Cooking oil - 1 tbsp + 1/2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Curry leaves - few Asafetida/Hing - 2 pinches Coriander leaves - to garnish Ghee - 1 tsp ( to garnish)

METHOD

Wash & chop the tomato & onions. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a kadai and saute red chillies, onions, tomato pieces & pottukadalai/fried gram dal. Saute until tomato turns pulpy.Let the mixture cools down. Grind to a smooth paste adding required water. In a kadai,heat oil.Temper mustard seeds, urad dal, hing & curry leaves. Add onion & saute until transparent if using. I din’t use onions. Add the ground tomato paste. Add 1 cup of water & mix well. Add salt, turmeric powder,sambar powder & dhania powder. Let the sambar boil well for few minutes. Add more water based on the consistency you need. Garnish with coriander leaves and a tsp of ghee. Easy, Instant Idli sambar is ready. Enjoy !

Note

Add more chillies while roasting if you want spicy sambar. Add ghee for more flavor at the end.

Enjoy this easy, tasty sambar with idli & dosa !

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