[tscii]bkarthika, as a bonus, I am posting a iddli sambar that goes very well with iddlis for you. Try it out with NOV anneh's iddli.
Thanks, Kugan98
IDDLI SAMBAR
Ingredients:
½ cup toor dal soaked
¼ tsp turmeric powder
2 green chillies slit
½ lime sized tamarind soaked in ½ cup water
150 grms small shallots whole
3 small tomatoes chopped
1 small brinjal chopped
¼ cup small cubed carrots
½ tsp jiggery
Salt to taste
To Roast In 1 Tbs Oil And Powder:
2 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp channa dal
1 tsp urad dal
6 dried chillies
2 tbs grated coconut
Tempering:
1 tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp fenugreek seeds
1 tsp urad dal
2 dry red chillies broken
1 sprig curry leaves
½ tsp asafoetida powder
2 tbs oil
Little coriander leaves.
2 tbs ghee
Method:
Pressure cook the dal with the turmeric powder. Keep aside.
Heat a pot with the oil. add in the tempering ingredients.
Sauté for a minute, add in the shallots, sauté until light brown.
Add in the brinjal, carrots and sauté well.
Add in the tomatoes and cook till mushy.
Add in 2 cups of water and allow to cook.
Once the vegetables are cooked, add in the cooked dal.
Add more water if your sambar is very thick.
Add in the slit green chillies, and about 2 tbs of the
roasted powder, and the tamarind juice.
Add in your salt and jiggery, allow to boil.
When the sambar has thickened, remove from heat.
Garnish with the cut coriander leaves and the ghee.
Goes well with iddli.
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