Tiffin Sambar | Idli-Dosa Sambar Recipe

Tiffin Sambar is one of the popular sambar prepared in all houses in South India for breakfast. This sambar can be had with any South Indian breakfast such as Idli, Dosa, Pongal, Vada and much more. This sambar is usually prepared using Toor Dal.

If you want to make simple sambar without any veggies, make onion sambar using small onions (sambar onions), but remaining steps are same. I have added a carrot for this sambar, you can even add brinjal, drumstick, sweet pumpkin and much more according to your taste. This sambar gives a nice aroma as we use freshly ground sambar powder. Once you prepare this sambar you will feel the aroma is spread over the entire house and feels divine. Whenever you serve, serve it with a tsp of ghee. Even kids would love to soak Idli in sambar and have. Let us see how to prepare this sambar.

You might also be interested in Sambar for rice.

Tiffin Sambar | Idli-Dosa Sambar Recipe

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Delicious Idli-Dosa Sambar.

• CourseMain Dish
• CuisineSouth Indian

Servings	Prep Time
4 people	15 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Servings Prep Time 4 people 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Tiffin Sambar | Idli-Dosa Sambar Recipe Print Recipe Delicious Idli-Dosa Sambar. CourseMain Dish CuisineSouth Indian Servings Prep Time 4 people 15 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Servings Prep Time 4 people 15 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

To cook Dal

• 1/2 Cup Toor dal/Thuvaram paruppu
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp oil
• 1 strand Curry leaves
• 1 pod garlic
• 1 cup Water

To make Sambar Powder

• 1 tsp Toor dal/Thuvaram paruppu
• 1 tsp Coriander seeds
• 1/2 tsp Jeera/seeragam
• 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seed/vendayam
• 4 Dry Red Chilli
• 1 strand Curry leaves

To make Sambar

• 1 Onion
• 1 Tomato
• 1 Green chili
• 1 strand Curry leaves
• 1 small Carrot
• 1 Tamarind lemon size
• 1 tbsp Coriander leaves to garnish
• salt to taste

To Temper

• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp Mustard /kadugu
• 1/2 tsp Jeera/seeragam
• 1/2 tsp Fenugreek/Vendhayam
• 1 pinch Asafoetida/hing

Servings: people

Instructions

1. Keep all the ingredients ready. Soak tamarind in hot water for half an hour and extract the tamarind water and set aside. Pressure cook dal for 3 whistles using the ingredients given under "To cook Dal".

   
2. Heat a Kadai, add ingredients one by one under "To make Sambar Powder" and dry roast and set aside. Let it cool. Once cooled, dry grind using a mixer.

   
3. Now mash the cooked dal and add required water. Then add curry leaves, chopped onion, tomato, and carrot. Then add tamarind water, required salt and pressure cook for one more whistle.

   
4. Once pressure releases open the lid. Then add 2 tablespoons of sambar powder to cooked dal. Mix it thoroughly. Now temper with the ingredients given under "To Temper". Garnish with coriander leaves. Tiffin Sambar is ready.

   

Recipe Notes

• Extra sambar powder can be stored in an airtight container and used later.
• You can even add more vegetables like brinjal, drumstick, pumpkin according to your taste.
• This sambar goes well with Idli, Dosa, Vada, Pongal and all South Indian tiffin items.

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Delicious Tiffin Sambar is ready to relish along Idli and Vada.