EASY TIFFIN SAMBAR

This is definitely a nice change for our usual Sambar. This is very light, you can literally drink any amount, you will not feel heavy. Especially if you make tiffin sambar for dinner, it is very light and goes very well with any kind of tiffin variety.

This sambar tends to get thick, when it is used for next day....in that case, please add some hot water to it, and make it thinner.

Ingredients

Split moong dhal - 3/4 cup, soaked in hot water, with a pinch of turmeric powder

Carrots - cubed 1/2 cup

White radish - cubed, 1/2 cup

Green bell pepper - cubed, 1/2 cup

Tomatoes chopped - 2

Small onions chopped - 10-12

Curry leaves

Tamarind paste - 1 tsp

Sambar powder - 21/2  - 3  tsps

Salt to taste

In 1 tsp oil roast and powder 

Channa dhal - 1 tbsp

Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp

Red chillies - 2

For seasoning

Gingely oil - 3 tsps

Hing - 1 small piece

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Methi seeds - 1 tsp

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian; Category: Breakfast

Prep time: 10 mts; Cooking time: 15mts

Serves 6

I dry roasted these in the microwave and powdered after it cooled down.

In the pressure pan, add gingely oil, add the ingredients for seasoning,along with some turmeric powder too, and saute for 2-3 minutes....

                      Add onions, tomatoes, carrots , radish, bell peppers and curry leaves.

Pour water to the required level, add tamarind paste, sambar powder and salt.

Add the soaked mung dhal also. Cook for 3 whistles. My cooker gives long whistles. If yours gives short ones, then cook for 4-5 whistles.

                           

Sambar is ready, topped with the flavorful powder. Mix well, if the consistency seems to be thick, add some hot water and stir  well.

The tasty, flavourful sambar complimenting idlis, or the soft, fluffy idlis complimenting the Sambar???

Notes

*We can add tur dhal half the quantity  too. In that case too, we can soak  both the dhals ,  pressure cook  this separately, then add the pressure cooked dhals.

*If the Dhal is cooked separately, definitely it will have a nice mashed look

* moong or tur dhal can be cooked separately for 1 whistle and added along too

This post first appeared in www.malpatskitchen.com

Categories: Pressure cooker recipes, Side dish for tiffins, South Indian Kuzhambus