Idli Sambar Recipe (Tiffin Sambar)
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Idli Sambar Recipe (Tiffin Sambar)

NUTRITION · PER SERVING50M COOK
CAL 9%·PRO 13%
CARBS 21G49% OF CAL
7G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC10G OTHER5G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 8G43% OF CAL
1G SAT7G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A South Indian breakfast dish of steamed rice-lentil cakes (idli) served with sambar, a mildly spiced lentil and vegetable stew made with toor dal, tamarind, and freshly roasted spices. Traditionally served with coconut chutney for a complete meal.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 5
  • ¼ cup tur dal ((husked & split tuvar dal or pigeon pea lentils))
  • ¼ cup masoor dal ((husked & split red lentils))
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder ((ground turmeric))
  • 1.25 to 1.5 cups water (- for cooking in a 2 litre stovetop pressure cooker)
  • 2 tablespoons oil (- gingelly oil, sunflower oil or peanut oil)
  • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon urad dal ((husked & split black lentil))
  • 4 to 5 curry leaves
  • ¼ teaspoon asafoetida powder ((hing) )
  • 1 large (100 grams) onion (- chopped or 10 to 12 pearl onions or small shallots)
  • 3 medium-sized (220 to 230 grams) tomatoes (- chopped)
  • 1 to 2 drumsticks (- scraped and chopped in 2 to 3 inch pieces)
  • 1 carrot (- medium-sized)
  • 6 to 7 green beans (or or flat beans, chopped)
  • 1 potato (- medium-sized, optional)
  • 4 to 5 okra (- chopped (bhindi))
  • 6 to 7 nos or (80 to 100 grams) brinjals (- small sized, (mini or baby eggplants) quartered or halved depending on the size)
  • 1 to 1.25 cups water (or add as required)
  • salt (as required)
  • 1 tablespoon tamarind
  • ¼ to ⅓ cup water (- warm or hot)
  • 5 kashmiri chilies (or or byadagi/bedgi chilies or 4 to 5 dry red chilies - reduce depending upon the heat in the chilies)
  • 11 to 12 large curry leaves (or 16 to 18 small curry leaves)
  • 1.5 tablespoons coriander seeds
  • 1 tablespoon chana dal ((split & husked bengal gram))
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • ½ teaspoon whole black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon fenugreek seeds ((methi dana))
  • 2 teaspoons oil (- gingelly oil, sunflower oil or peanut oil)
  • 1 cup water (- to be added later or add as required)
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons coriander leaves (- chopped for garnish)
PREP
20M
SODIUM
264MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.