Idli Sambar

Name: Idli Sambar
Yield: 4-5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Urad Dal; 1 cup Rice; Salt; Oil (for greasing); as required Onion, tomato, potato, carrot, green chilli, papaya, ash gourd, pumpkin; 1/4 cup Toor Dal; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; Salt; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 2 green chilli; 1 tbsp Sambar Masala; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 cup Tamarind pulp; 2-3 tbsp Oil; 1 Dry red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp Hing; Leaves Few Curry

Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

#LBC

Presenting a popular and healthy recipe loved by all and even loved by kids.
It is a wholesome lunch box recipe and relished by kids.

#LBC

Presenting a popular and healthy recipe loved by all and even loved by kids.
It is a wholesome lunch box recipe and relished by kids.

Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

#LBC

Presenting a popular and healthy recipe loved by all and even loved by kids.
It is a wholesome lunch box recipe and relished by kids.

#LBC

Presenting a popular and healthy recipe loved by all and even loved by kids.
It is a wholesome lunch box recipe and relished by kids.

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Ingredients

4-5 servings

1 cupUrad Dal
1 cupRice
Salt
Oil (for greasing)
Sambar
as required Onion, tomato, potato, carrot, green chilli, papaya, ash gourd, pumpkin
1/4 cupToor Dal
1 tspMustard seeds
Salt
1/2 tspturmeric powder
2green chilli
1 tbspSambar Masala
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1/2 cupTamarind pulp
2-3 tbspOil
1Dry red chilli powder
1/2 tspHing
LeavesFew Curry

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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 grease 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

Pack Idli and Sambar into lunch box.