Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, sambar (south indian tiffin special). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Sambar (South Indian Tiffin Special) is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Sambar (South Indian Tiffin Special) is something which I have loved my entire life.
Tiffin Sambar is a popular South Indian breakfast curry. The key ingredients of Tiffin Sambar are Toor Dal, Yellow Pumpkin, Shallots, Tamarind. The Sambar Powder is made with using Chana Dal.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have sambar (south indian tiffin special) using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Sambar (South Indian Tiffin Special):
- Prepare 1/4 cup Toor Dal
- Take 5-6 Shallots (chopped)
- Prepare 1 medium sized Tomato
- Take 1/2 cup Tamarind Extract
- Get 1/4 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- Make ready 1/2 Teaspoon Chilli Powder
- Make ready 1/2 Teaspoon Jaggery
- Prepare 1/2 cup Veggies (Carrot, Potato, Pumpkin, Drumstick, Brinjal)
- Prepare To taste Salt
- Make ready 1-2 Teaspoon Ghee
- Get As required Oil
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds, Cumin Seeds
- Take 1 pinch Hing
- Get 1 sprig Curry leaves
If you are a Sambar fan, this is a MUST-try recipe, no two ways about it. Also, I do recommend you to have some Sambar Idlis too ;) Refer notes for that. No hotel tiffin sambar comes close to mom's tiffin sambar recipe, to us it's special! Happy to share this secret recipe with y'all, hope y'all love it as much as my family does!
Instructions to make Sambar (South Indian Tiffin Special):
- Pressure cook the Toor Dal with 1 cup of water and mash it. Cut veggies and keep it aside.
- Dry roast and make a fine powder: 1 tablespoon chanaDal and Coriander seeds, 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds and Peppercorn, 1/4 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds, 4 red chillies and a pinch of Hing.
- Heat the oil and temper mustard, cumin, curry leaves and hing. Then add shallots, tomato and saute for 2 minutes.
- Now add veggies and cook for another few minutes. Then add tamarind extract, chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and ground powder.
- Ladle the mixture without forming any lumps. Just add mashed Toor Dal and jaggery.
- The mixture may get thicker, so add some water, lid the pan and cook for some more time.
- Now a well cooked thick Sambar may attract your eyes!! Few dashes of ghee you can top on the mixture.
- Serve hot with South Indian Tiffin items and enjoy your food
Popularly called as idli sambar down South this recipe for sambar can also be served with dosa, pongal or upma. If you are familiar with South Indian recipes, then you know Sambar is one staple dish. Most households make Sambar minimum twice or thrice a week. While there are different Sambar Recipes out there, Tiffin Sambar tastes a little different than the regular Sambar Recipe. Almost similar to Araichuvitta Sambar, if you are aware of it.
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