Sambar for Idly
published by kanivel on Apr 20, 2011
Sambar is side dish used for idly, dosa, and so on in South India.
This dish is made with yellow lentils known as Toor dal here.
Ingredients for sambar powder:
Red chillis – 2 to 4, according to taste
Coriander seeds – 1 table spoon
Cumin seeds – 1 tea spoon
Asafetida – 1/4 tea spoon
Fenugreek – 1/4 tea spoon
Black pepper – 1/4 tea spoon
Mustard seeds – 1/4 tea spoon
Roast all these items in low flame and grind well to make a fine powder. This powder is usally prepared in large quantities and stored in all South Indian houses for ready use.
Ingredients for sambar:
Yellow lentils – 1 cup
onions – medium sized – 2 cups
tomatoes – medium sized – 3
mustard seeds – 1 tea spoon
oil – 1 tea spoon
salt – to taste
coriander leaves – a few
Procedure:
Cook the lentils until they are soft and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan, and add the mustard seeds to crackle.
Add the chopped onions and fry.
Add the chopped tomatoes and fry.
Add a tea spoon of sambar powder, 1 cup of water, and salt to taste. Leave this mixture to boil for minutes.
Now add the cooked and mashed lentils to this mixture, mix well, and again leave it to boil for 2 minutes.
Add coriander leaves.
Now the sambar is ready to serve with idly. 
# 1 by Dreamy777
April 20th, 2011 at 6:39 pm #
sounds really yummy thanks
# 2 by Martin Kloess
April 20th, 2011 at 11:16 pm #
good work, TY
# 3 by naadodi
April 20th, 2011 at 11:26 pm #
A nice match for idly.
# 4 by CHIPMUNK
April 21st, 2011 at 12:17 am #
good recipe
# 5 by aprilsong
April 21st, 2011 at 3:40 am #
thanks for your recipe
# 6 by Saurav Banerjee
April 21st, 2011 at 4:38 am #
Thanks for the share! But I prefer the Coconut Chutney or paste more than the Sambar with Idly.
# 7 by kanivel
April 21st, 2011 at 8:52 am #
Friends, thanks for your comments. Saurav, thanks for the idea. I will publish chutney recipe very soon.:>
# 8 by Ambi2010
April 21st, 2011 at 10:52 am #
Yummy!! my kids are biggggg idli eaters. I will surely try ur recipes
# 9 by thresiapaulose
April 22nd, 2011 at 12:03 pm #
Delicious! we miss it here Kanivel. But occasionaly we have idlies in the US. Please add me as your friend.
# 10 by sujaysen
April 22nd, 2011 at 1:38 pm #
So mouthwatering. I always like sambar, especially sambar vada.
# 11 by sanataryal
April 22nd, 2011 at 2:20 pm #
As Sujay commented..it’s obviously mouth watering and the picture is delicious.
# 12 by kanivel
April 22nd, 2011 at 11:08 pm #
Thanks for your kind comments, friends!
# 13 by xyz999
April 27th, 2011 at 5:01 am #
Great recipe. Good food. The taste is simply out of this world. Thank you for sharing.
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April 28th, 2011 at 12:26 pm #
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# 16 by neopisiva
May 2nd, 2011 at 11:38 am #
Very interesting recipe!