TIFFIN SAMBHAR
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 2cup | 10minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 20minutes |
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Ingredients
TO ROAST AND GRIND
- 4tsps Coriander Seeds
- 3 red chilli
- 2tsps Channa Dal / Bengal Gram Dal
- 1/2tsp pepper
- 1/2tsp Jeera / Cumin
FOR TEMPERING
- 1/2tsp mustard
- 1/2tsp Methi / Fenugreek Seeds
- 1/4tsp asafoetida
- 1 green chilli
- 1sprig curry leaves
- a few coriander leaves
Instructions
- Dry roast the ingredients given in the to roast and grind table.Allow it to cool.
- Place it in a blender.
- Grind coaresly.
- Soak tamarind in hot water.
- Chop the veggies in cubes.Peel sambhar onions.
- In a heavy bottomed pan add the ingredients given in the to temper table.
- Once the mustard has crackled add onions and chopped tomato.
- Once the onion is pink and tomato half cooked add chopped carrot and potato.
- Add tamarind extract and sambhar powder.
- Allow it to boil for some time.Add salt and once the veggies are cooked.
- Add freshly ground masala.
- Cook tur and moong dal in water with turmeric powder till mushy.
- Add it to the sambhar.
- After the dal is completely mixed add powdered jaggery.
- Wait till the sambhar bubbles away.
- Garnish with curry and coriander leaves.
- Tiffin Sambhar is ready to be served with Idli,Dosa,Pongal or Vada.
Recipe Notes
Notes
- You can use beans,yellow pumpkin or radish too along with these veggies.
- I have added sambhar powder also alog with roasted and ground powder,but if you want less spicy avoid adding sambhar powder.
- Adding jaggery enhances the taste of the sambhar.