Tiffin Sambar Recipe | Hotel Style Tiffin Sambar Recipe
Tiffin Sambar is a South Indian style side dish served for breakfast or dinner with tiffin items like idli, dosa, pongal, oothapam etc. With basic ingredients this tiffin sambar can be made easily. Learn to make tiffin sambar with step by step pictures for easy reference and understanding.
Servings3 people
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup yellow moong dal
- 10 small onion
- 1 tomato
- 1 medium sized potato
- 1 small carrot
- 1 green chilli
- 1 tablespoon tamarind water
- 1 tablespoon coriander leaves finely chopped
- salt to taste
To roast and grind:
- 1 tablespoon chana dal
- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
- 1 red chilli
To temper:
- 1 tablespoon oil / ghee
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon split urad dal
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 10 curry leaves
- 1 generous pinch hing
Instructions
- Dry roast the ingredients under 'to roast and grind' and grind it to a slightly coarse mixture, Set aside. Dry roast moong dal till nice aroma comes and is slightly browned.
- Cool down, rinse it well and pressure cook with enough water for 4-5 whistles until its mushy. Mash it again with a ladle, set aside. In a kadai - add the onion, tomato and green chilies. Saute till tomato shrinks and raw smell leaves.
- Then add potato and carrot along with turmeric powder and salt and saute for 2mins. Then transfer this to the cooked dal. Either you can add more water at this stage and pressure cook for 1 whistle or just cook the veggies while boiling itself. Then add the roast and grind powder.
- Soak tamarind in warm water, discard the seeds and add this to sambar, then add jaggery. Allow the sambar to boil and thicken. Add required salt.
- Once it is boiled and reaches the desired consistency, add coriander leaves. In a kadai add the items under ' to temper' and transfer this to the sambar. Switch off. Tiffin sambar is ready.
- This is perfect with idlis and dosas. Serve hot with idlis drizzled with ghee,heaven!!
Notes
- Tempering at the last stage retains flavor and aroma. You can drizzle ghee while switching off. While roasting you can add 2 teaspoon of coconut too.
- Don't add more tamarind than mentioned as it will give a more tangy taste.
- You can also add brinjal along with potato and carrots.
- Use small onion as it enhances the flavor of the sambar.
- You can replace sambar powder with freshly roasted spices.
- Replace half and half of moong dal and toor dal.
- Sometimes I even skip spice powder and make it less spicy more like a thick dal soup with vegetables suitable for young kids and elders.
Nutrition Facts
Tiffin Sambar Recipe | Hotel Style Tiffin Sambar Recipe
Amount Per Serving (100 ml)
Calories 263
Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 0.4g3%
Trans Fat 0.02g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Sodium 55mg2%
Potassium 398mg11%
Carbohydrates 42g14%
Fiber 8g33%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 12g24%
Vitamin A 3074IU61%
Vitamin C 123mg149%
Calcium 81mg8%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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