The Amazingly Delicious Idli Sambar

As a south Indian I like idli sambar myself so I thought that I could share it with you

Ingredients

For the idli

Par boiled rice 4 cups

udit dal 1 cup

salt to taste

grind the udit dal first then add rice and grind to semi solid paste then let ferment a little for fluffyness



for the sambar

2 tomatoes diced(you can add any vegetables you like like carrots,capsicum,brinjal,etc)

2 chillies cut

Dried coconut,chana dal,fenugreek seeds,4 Dried red chillies ,I table spoon coriander seeds ground to powder after roasting all except coconut (called sambar powder)

Boiled dal

Salt

6 drumsticks cut

Tamarind water made by boiling tamarind

Turmeric powder

Oil

Mustard

STEP 1

To make the sambar

Half boil the drumstick

Add tamarind extract

Add salt and turmeric powder

Let drumstick cook well

Add sambar powder

add tomatoes

add chillies

add quarter of the dal

Allow to boil for 1 minute

Heat oil in a pan

Add mustard

Let mustard pop and then add to sambar and mix with a serving spoon

STEP 2

To make idli

Take idli mould and grease with oil

Add idli batter

Keep pressure cooker ready

Put in cooker and cook for 10 minutes

Remove and sprinkle water over it

Take spoon and remove from mould



To serve

Keep 3 idlis in a triangular pattern and serve generous amount of sambar