Search Spicy Treats

Mar 21, 2011

Tiffin Sambar / Hotel Style Tiffin Sambar


       This sambar is perfect for all tiffin items like idly, dosa, vadai, pongal, uthaappam, rava dosa, upma, masal dosa, sambar vadai n etc. For authentic taste and flavor the sambar should be tempered with ghee. Tempering with ghee gives more & real taste of Hotel sambar. But I used oil, adding ghee is purely optional, ghee will enhance the richness and flavor but anyway with oil also sambar tastes great. A Must Try recipe!!!

tiffin sambar with vegetables


Ingredients
  1. Thuvar dal/Toor dal    150gm (3/4 cup)
  2. pearl onion    10-12 no. OR Medium onion(sliced)
  3. Tomato     1 medium(chopped)
  4. Green chilli    2 no.(finely chopped)
  5. Curry leaves      few
  6. Tamarind Paste    1 tsp dissolved in 1/4 cup water
  7.         OR
  8. Tamarind     2" piece(soaked in warm water)                     
  9. Jaggery     small piece
  10. coconut     2 tbsp(shredded)
  11. Mixed Vegetable - 1-2 cups (carrots, brinjal, yellow pumpkin,drumstick,potato)

To roast and Grind
  1. Dry red chillies      3-4
  2. Coriander seeds    1 and 1/2 tbsp
  3. Curry leaves    1-2 twig
  4. Urad dal       2 tbsp(i used broken,for whole reduce to 1 tbsp)       
To temper
  1. Oil    2-3 tsp
  2. Mustard seeds    1/2 tsp
  3. Jeera/Cumin seeds   1/2 tsp
  4. Fennel seeds    1/4 tsp
  5. Hing    1/4 tsp
Method
  • Pressure Cook Toor dal with turmeric ,few drops of castor oil and 2-3 cups of water,then mash the dal and keep aside.
  • Heap a pan,add few drops of oil and roast all the ingredients under "roast and grind" and allow to cool and grind along with 2 tbsp of shredded coconut in a blender and keep aside.
  • Heat ghee or oil in an available vessel, add all the tempering ingredients and allow to splutter,then add green chillies, curry leaves and onions and saute till onion get transparent.
  • Then add chopped tomato and saute till it get soft and add the tamarind juice/extract and allow to boil for 2 minutes.
  • Now add a small piece of jaggery , stir well and boil for another minute.
  • then add the grounded coconut masala paste,1/2 cup water and stir well.cook covered for 3-4 minutes.
  • And now add the cooked and mashed toor dal ,enough salt and enough water mix well and allow the sambar to boil .(cook in medium flame )
  • when sambar starts boiling add some chopped coriander leaves and stir well and simmer for another 2 minutes and turn off the stove.
  • Now the tiffin sambar is ready to serve .

Note:
If you increase or decrease the tuvar/toor dal amount ..plz adjust the spices and other items to that proportion.
If using vegetables, after sauteing tomato add the vegetables stir fry for a minute then add tamarind water and proceed.
Instead of onions you can also use pearl onions/shallots/chinna vengayam (10-12 no.s) for more taste n flavor.

6 comments:

  1. Thanks for your recipe it turned out really good. I love all your recipes.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank You for your feedback. Glad you loved my recipes, keep trying and share your comments & suggestions!

      Delete
  2. Excellent recipe.. Tried it yesterday and it was a hit!! Thanks a lot.

    ReplyDelete
  3. This Sambhar is awesome!! Thanks a lot. Tagged it as a must make on weekends. Trying out your paruppu rasam today. Added tamarind. Let me see what folks say at dinner time. Will let you know. Though a north Indian ,I am a big time south Indian cuisine fan.

    ReplyDelete
  4. I am glad that you liked my recipes, thank you so much for taking time to share your feedback, means a lot. Thanks!

    ReplyDelete
  5. will be trying this rasam tomorrow to try along with dosas :)

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for Stopping by and leaving your lovely thoughts...Your few words means a lot to me.Hope you will Visit again!
Please note that any comments with separate links to any external websites or blog events or advertisements may not be published. Thanks for understanding the same.