Idli Sambar

Name: Idli Sambar
Yield: 4-5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Urad Dal; 2 cup Rice; Salt as required; Oil for greasing; Water as required; as required Onion, tomato, potato, carrot, green chilli, papaya, ash gourd, pumpkin; 1/4 cup Toor Dal; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 tbsp Sambar masala; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 3 green chilli; 1 dry red chilli; 1/4 tsp Hing; 1/2 cup Tamarind pulp; 2 tbsp Oil; Salt as required; 1 small bunch Curry leaves

Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

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Dal / Pulses plays a vital role in our daily life and Idli Sambar is one such wholesome dish where both recipes requires Dal / Pulses.
Presenting soft and fluffy Idlis, Idli is a combo of Rice and Urad Dal and Sambar is also prepared from Dal and that is Toor Dal along with vegetables.
Idlis served with Sambar.

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Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

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Ingredients

4-5 servings

1 cupUrad Dal
2 cupRice
Salt as required
Oil for greasing
Water as required
Sambar
as required Onion, tomato, potato, carrot, green chilli, papaya, ash gourd, pumpkin
1/4 cupToor Dal
1/2 tspTurmeric powder
1 tspMustard seeds
1 tbspSambar masala
1/2 tspred chilli powder
3green chilli
1dry red chilli
1/4 tspHing
1/2 cupTamarind pulp
2 tbspOil
Salt as required
1small bunch Curry leaves

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Steps

1

Soak Dal + rice for 5-6 hours, grind into smooth paste by adding little little water. Keep overnight for fermentation.
2

After fermentation, add salt and whisk properly, add water as per requirement. Grease moulds and put steamer to flame by adding sufficient water. Allow to form steam.
3

Add Idli batter on each greased moulds and put inside steamer and steam for 8 - 10 minutes.
4

Let it cool for few minutes and then de mould. Idli is ready.
5

Par boil carrot + potato + pumpkin + ash gourd + papaya and keep aside. Assemble all other ingredients. Pressure cook Toor Dal and keep aside.
6

In pan add oil, let it heat, add mustard seeds and allow to crackle. Then add dry red chilli + curry leaves + hing and sauté for few seconds. Then add onion and sauté for few minutes til onion is golden yellow. Then add tomato + green chilli + turmeric + red chilli powder and sauté for few minutes, then add all boiled veggies + tamarind pulp + salt + SAMBAR Masala and boiled Dal and give a nice mix, cook for few minutes and SAMBAR is ready to serve.
Add more water as per gravy preference.
7

Serve hot hot Idli with Sambar.