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instant sambar recipe for idli dosa /instant tiffin sambar

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Total Time 15 minutes
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Big onions - 1 big(lengthwise)
  • Tomatoes - 2 medium chopped finely
  • Salt to taste
  • Garam masala powder - 1-2 tsp
  • Chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Green chillies - 1-2 slit or chopped
  • Some curry leaves
  • Some chopped coriander
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Powdered roasted gram dal powder/pottu kadalai maavu - 2-3 tbsp
  • Oil - 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Kadala paruppu/bengal gram dal - 1/2 tsp
  • Urad dal/ulundhu - 1/2 tsp

Method
 

  1. First keep powdered gram dal powder ready.
  2. Keep a kadai with oil add mustard to splutter.
  3. Add urad dal and bengal gram dal to brown.
  4. Add onions to be translucent with curry leaves and green chillies.
  5. Then add tomatoes to become mushy.
  6. Inbetween in a vessel add gram dal powder,garam masala,chilli powder,needed salt,turmeric powder.
  7. Add needed water for the gravy,stir and keep without any lumps.
  8. Add this slurry to the onion-tomato mixture.
  9. Check for salt and if needed add it.
  10. Let it boil and become a medium thin sambar.
  11. Switch off after all the rawness goes off,add chopped coriander and serve with idli,dosa or paniyaram.

Notes

Use tangy tomatoes for balance of taste for this particular sambar.
We are using both chilli powder and green chillies so, use with caution.
Only roasted gram will be apt for this sambar and if you use besan/chickpea flour it will give different flavour.