Tomato Sambar Recipe For Idli - Thakkali Sambar With Coconut

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I am back from my mom’s home.I had a great time with my parents and sister:). I learnt some side dish recipes from my mom.Let me start with this sambar. Yesterday I prepared this sambar for idli. It tasted great!! I was very happy because my FIL and Hubby dear ate well!! I thank my mom for teaching me this yummy side dish for idli:) This tomato sambar is without dal.

Coconut and tomato gives the base for this sambar.If you are bored of making moong dal or toor dal sambar recipes for idli dosa,do give this a shot. You may like it. If you are looking for tomato sambar recipes without coconut and dal, please check this & this link. Lets see how to make this yummy thakkali sambar for idli.

Tomato sambar for idli

Tomato sambar - Thakkali sambar with coconut - Side dish for idli

Cuisine: South Indian

Category: Side dish

Serves: 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Ripe Tomato – 4 nos (I used bangalore tomato) Asafetida/Hing – a pinch Salt – To taste To grind Grated Coconut – 1 tbsp Fried gram – 2 tsp Green chilli – 3 nos ( use 4 for spicy sambar) Water – To grind To temper Oil – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp Urad dal – 1 tsp Chana dal – 1 tsp Big onions – 2 (slice cut) Green chilli – 1 to 2(slit cut) Curry leaves – a sprig Coriander leaves – To garnish

METHOD

Wash and chop the tomatoes. Boil it in a bowl of water till it cooks well. Remove and let it cool. Drain the excess water and keep in a bowl. Do not discard it. Now mash the tomato using a ladle or whisk. You can also grind it in mixie to a paste if you want a clear sambar without tomato pieces. The point is tomato should be pulpy and mashed well. Slice onions. Slit green chillies and chop coriander leaves. Grind all the ingredients given under “to grind” to a smooth paste.Set aside. Heat oil in a kadai and splutter mustard seeds,urad dal and chana dal. Add sliced onions, slitted green chillies, curry leaves and hing. Saute for a minute. Add salt and the tomato cooked water to this and cook the onions. After the onions are cooked well, add the mashed tomato and ground coconut paste. Let it boil well for few minutes. Add some water if needed. Adjust the consistency of sambar as per your wish. Garnish with lots of coriander leaves and serve hot with idli. Drizzle a tsp of sesame oil while serving. Enjoy !

Try this easy tomato sambar for a change. Tastes good with hot idli !

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Besan Sambar - Kadalai Maavu Sambar - Tiffin Sambar Recipe

Besan sambar/ Kadalai maavu sambar is a very simple and tasty sambar recipe for idli & dosa. Ideal for bachelors and working women to prepare in busy mornings and lazy nights.We call this as Kadala maavu sambar in Tamil. Its a quick and no dal, no vegetable sambar for idli. You would have heard about Bombay chutney. This recipe is similar to that. It tastes good with chapathi too with slight variations.Check notes section for variations.

Besan sambar recipe/ Kadalai maavu sambar

Easy side dish for Idli dosa with besan flour

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Side dish for idli dosa

Serves: Serves 2

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 cup = 250ml Besan – 1/4 cup Tamarind – Small gooseberry size or ripe tomato - 2 nos Green chilly – 4-5 nos ( slit ) or sambar powder - 1.5 tsp Big onion – 2 nos(finely chopped) To temper Cooking Oil – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp Urad dal – 1 tsp Asafetida/Hing – 1/4 tsp ( 1/8 + 1/8 tsp) Curry leaves –1 sprig Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Coriander leaves /Cilantro– 1/4 cup (finely chopped)

HOW TO MAKE BESAN SAMBAR - METHOD

Soak tamarind in water and extract pulp from it.Dilute the besan without lumps adding required water.Set aside. Heat oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds.Once it starts spluttering add urad dal, a pinch of hing and curry leaves.Add finely chopped onions, slit green chillies ( Or add sambar powder along with tamarind extract) and saute till onions become transparent. Add some water and cover the kadai with a lid. Onions will get cooked nicely. Now add the besan water, tamarind extract, ( Sambar powder if using) with salt and 1/2 cup of water. Add 1/4 tsp of hing and turmeric powder. Bring it to boil.Gravy may become thick. So add some water in between. It should boil till the raw smell of besan leaves off completely. Check for taste and add more salt if needed. Finally, add the coriander leaves and serve hot!!

Note

This sambar should be watery.So add water whenever gravy becomes thick . We should add asafetida/hing, 1/8tsp while seasoning and 1/8 tsp during boiling!!This gives the flavor for the dish!! So I mentioned twice to add hing. If you use sambar powder instead of green chillies, color and flavor of this sambar will vary. Note: For chapathi, we follow the same procedure but instead of tamarind extract ,we use lemon juice or tomato pieces.Gravy should be thicker than this.We add lemon juice at the end i.e. after removing from the flame.

 Delicious sambar is ready to serve hot with idli & dosa adding sesame oil !

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Tomato Sambar With Coconut / Thakkali Sambar For Idli, Dosa

Generally most of us make chutneys for dosa and rarely sambar. But my husband Sendhil likes to eat dosa with sambar more than chutney. This tomato sambar tastes more like tomato kurma and its my kind of recipe. So I do this sambar specifically for dosa. It’s a good side dish for idli & chapathi too. Lets see how to make this kurma kind of thakkali sambar for idli, dosa.

Tomato sambar for dosa

Thakkali sambar/Tomato sambar for idli,dosa - A kurma kind of sambar !

Cuisine: South Indian

Category: Side dish

Serves: 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

Total time: 25 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250 ml Ripe tomato - 3 nos Big onion - 1 no Curry leaves - few To grind Grated coconut - 1 tbsp Fried gram dal/Pottukadalai - 2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp Chilli powder - 1 tsp ( add 1.5 tsp for spicy taste) Cinnamon - 1 small piece Cloves - 1 no Ginger - 1/2 inch Garlic - 3 cloves To temper Cooking oil - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1/2 tsp Coriander leaves - to garnish

HOW TO MAKE TOMATO SAMBAR - METHOD

Boil the tomatoes adding 1 cup of water till its skin cracks. After its cool down, grind it along with other ingredients given under “ To Grind” to a smooth paste. Chop the onions finely. Heat oil in a pan.Add the items under “to temper”. Saute the onions, curry leaves and add the ground tomato paste. Add 1 cup of water and salt. Boil well. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with dosa or idli. Enjoy ! NOTE: If you want to make this for chapathi, add less water and make it thick. Try adding some vegetables!!

Spicy Sambar is ready to serve with dosa! I love to have this dosa with thick dosa more than crispy ones :)

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