Hotel Style Tiffin Sambar | Idli-Dosa Sambar Recipe

Posted on Dec 29th, 2016

by Sowmya Venkatachalam

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Tiffin Sambar for Idli/ Dosa is always a great treat to our taste buds, especially if it has the taste of restaurants. We always love the sambar served with mini idli in restaurants. It is a best compliment for any South Indian Breakfast like Idli / Dosa / Upma / Uthappam etc. Tiffin Sambar is very simple to make and it is healthy too as we are going to add lots of veggies. The shallots is the main secret which really enhances the flavor and also the freshly ground coconut-spice paste. Finally before serving, garnish with fresh onions, coriander leaves and also little ghee. The ghee, just before serving, is another secret of getting of Restaurant style Tiffin sambar at home. Try this Hotel Style Tiffin Sambar and share your experience!

For Hotel Style Tiffin Sambar | Idli-Dosa Sambar Recipe, we are using Moong Dal instead of Thur Dal. Usually we make sambar using Thur Dal. For the Sambar that we usually make for breakfast as an accompaniment to Idly/Dosa, we add Moong Dal instead of Thur Dal. It’s mainly for two reasons. One, it gives more quantity and the other reason is that it’s cheaper compared to Thur Dal. You can very much make the same recipe using Thur Dal, if you wish to.

I have made another method of making this sambar using Sambar Powder, which is much simpler and easier. You can refer the recipe of this method here.

Restaurant Style Tiffin Sambar | Idli Dosa Sambar Recipe

Hotel Style Tiffin Sambar | Idli-Dosa Sambar Recipe

Preparation and Yield:

Preparation time	15 mins
Cooking Time	30 mins
Servings	4
Recipe Category	Main
Recipe Cuisine	South Indian

Hotel Style Tiffin Sambar | Idli-Dosa Sambar Recipe

Ingredients:

Moong Dal	1/4 Cup*
Tamarind	1 small gooseberry size
Potato	1, Cubed
Beans	10, Finely Chopped
Carrot	1, Finely Chopped
Green Peas	1 tablespoon
Turmeric Powder	1/2 teaspoon
Green chilli	2, Slit
Shallot / Baby Onions	8-10
Tomato	1, Roughly Chopped
Salt	To Taste
Chopped Coriander Leaves	For Garnishing
Chopped Onion	1 Teaspoon (For Garnishing)
Ghee	2 Teaspoon (For Garnishing)

* 1 Cup = 250ml

For Grinding:

Oil	1 teaspoon
Red Chillies	3
Coriander Seeds	1 tablespoon
Channa dal	2 teaspoon
Peppercorns	1/4 teaspoon
Cumin Seeds	1/4 teaspoon
Grated Coconut	2 tablespoon
Fenugreek Seeds	1/4 teaspoon

For Seasoning:

Oil	1 Tablespoon
Mustard Seeds	1 teaspoon
Curry Leaves	Few

Hotel Style Tiffin Sambar | Idli-Dosa Sambar Recipe

Method:

1. Pressure cook the moong dal along with turmeric powder and mash it and keep it aside

1. Soak the tamarind in water and extract the juice

1. Heat a pan, add oil and the grinding ingredients excluding cumin seeds and coconut and fry till the dal becomes golden brown color. Remove the fried ingredients and add it to the mixer along with grated coconut and cumin Seeds. Allow it to cool off and then grind it to a nice paste.

1. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add curry leaves and fry for 10 seconds. Add Slit Green Chilli and saute for few seconds.