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The weekend was a packed one though saturday started off on a boring note...Hubby surprised by taking us
to a movie and that ended up for a great weekend. The movie was just ok kind but the togetherness and
family times means the most to us :) And yest got to meet one of my close school friends as a new mommy
and had a good time chatting.
Tiffin sambar is mittus fav either with idli, dosa or even ven pongal. When it comes to hotel sambar
nothing can beat annapoorna sambar and by telling this I dont claim this recipe as the same , this is just the
sambar recipe we get it in mess or hotels :)

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Tiffin Sambar Recipe - Ingredients

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serv es : 2

Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Split Yellow Moong Dal – 1/2 cup

Small Onion – 10 halved
Tomato – 1 chopped
Potato – 1 medium sized chopped roughly
Carrot - 1
Green Chilli – 1
Tamarind pulp – 1/2 tbsp
Jaggery – 1/2 tbsp (optional)
Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp for garnishing
Salt - to taste

To roast and grind:

Channa Dal - 1 tbsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Red chllies - 1

To temper:
Oil / Ghee - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urad Dal - 1/2 tsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 8
Hing - a generous pinch

Method:

1. Dry roast the ingredients under 'to roast and grind' and grind it to a semi fine powder. Set aside. Dry roast
moong dal till nice aroma comes and is slightly browned.

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2. Cool down and pressure cook with enough water for 4-5 whistles until its mushy. Smash it again with a
laddle, set aside. In a kadai - add the onion, tomato and green chillies. Saute till tomato shrinks and raw
smell leaves.

3. Then add potato and carrot along with turmeric powder and salt and saute for 2mins. Then transfer this to
the cooked dal. Either you can add more water at this stage and pressure cook for 1 whistle or just cook
the veggies while boiling itself. Then add the roast and ground powder.

4. Soak tamarind in warm water , discard the seeds and add this to sambar, then add jaggery. Allow the
sambar to boil and thicken. Add required salt.

5. Once it is boiled and reaches the desired consistency, add coriander leaves. In a kadai add the items
under ' to temper' and transfer this to the sambar. Switch off.

This is perfect with idlis and dosas. Serve hot with idlis drizzled with ghee....heaven!! :)

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My Notes:

Tempering at the last stage retains the flavour and aroma. You can drizzle ghee while
switching off. While roasting you can add 2 tsp of coconut too.
Dont add more tamarind than mentioned as it will give a more tangy taste.
You can also brinjals along with potato and carrots which is the best combo of veggies.
Use small onion as it enhances the flavour of the sambar.

Pressure cooking rajma till nice soft and then simmering in the gravy makes the bean
absorb the gravy well.

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56 comments:

Pavithra Elangovan September 10, 2012 at 8:42 AM

Love this combo ever... yummm and way too tempting. I do the same way , except I add fenugreek and little coconut for
roasting and grinding part. :):)

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RAKS KITCHEN September 10, 2012 at 9:00 AM

Looks so colourful and tempting, lovely pictures as usual :) kalakita po!

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Vimitha Anand September 10, 2012 at 9:29 AM

Love sambar and idli... wonderful combo

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sowmya's creative saga September 10, 2012 at 9:34 AM

I also prepare this when I make idli..love it..

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Vardhini September 10, 2012 at 9:34 AM

Very similar to how we make it too. Dhaniya adds a lot of flavor. Nice clicks.

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Reshmi Mahesh September 10, 2012 at 9:42 AM

Tempting combo...Perfect and yummy...

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Prathibha September 10, 2012 at 9:42 AM

very colorful n yummy ,my fav ever green combo.looks delicious

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Sangeetha Nambi September 10, 2012 at 10:07 AM

I'll die for Hotel sambar... Love ur tamil font on ur clicks...

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Chitra September 10, 2012 at 10:33 AM

Lovely clicks. i too make the same way but i use toor dal.

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Nivedhanams Sowmya September 10, 2012 at 11:14 AM

Such a colorful and tempting combo!!! Love the vessel in which sambar is kept - so cool!!

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jeyashrisuresh September 10, 2012 at 11:38 AM

Super tempting sambar. Inga rendu idli and one bucket sambar parcel!!. Beautiful clicks

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Priti S September 10, 2012 at 1:58 PM

Looks so yum ..fab pics

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revathi September 10, 2012 at 2:10 PM

Awesome Sharmi.. lovely presentation and sambhar looks super good..:))

Reva

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Gajus kitchen September 10, 2012 at 2:19 PM

Like your neat and simple presentation. And the pictures are tempting..
Especially love the sambar over the idli picture.

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Priya September 10, 2012 at 2:22 PM

Excellent side dish for both idlies and dosas,my fav.

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Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj September 10, 2012 at 3:24 PM

oh sharmi... u make me drool of annapoorna sambhar... i too love it very much... hope next month will visit
annapoorna... n ur sambhar looks so yumm dear... love it with dosa or pongal....
yumm...yumm...

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tamilsasikitchen September 10, 2012 at 4:21 PM

Wow..Lokks yum..Like to have it now...

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Shanavi September 10, 2012 at 6:16 PM

Looks delicious and I loooove the spread..

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dassana September 10, 2012 at 6:31 PM

my mouth is watering seeing the idli and sambar pics....

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M D September 10, 2012 at 8:12 PM

Love those spongy idlis soaking beautifully in that sambar! Beauties!

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divya September 10, 2012 at 8:17 PM

Wow awesome!! Looks too delectable dear :)

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Uma Ramanujam September 10, 2012 at 9:36 PM

Love love your presentation. Looks tempting..

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Vandana Rajesh September 10, 2012 at 11:52 PM

Loved the click and also your sambar bucket. The sambar looks so perfect and delicious.

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Lubna Karim September 11, 2012 at 12:42 AM

That's an mouthwatering sambar recipe....

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Premalatha Aravindhan September 11, 2012 at 8:02 AM

Delicious sambar,loved it...

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Pinky September 11, 2012 at 8:35 PM

Lovely Presentation... Looks so yumm... Really look Hotel style...

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Sangeetha September 11, 2012 at 8:53 PM

Very flavorful n tasty sambar, just finished my breakfast but ur idly-sambar pics makes me hungry :) i make it same way
but instead chana dal i use urad dal...will try this soon...Lovely pics as always!!

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Shweta in the Kitchen September 12, 2012 at 9:25 AM

Totally delicious, as always great clicks

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nisha September 13, 2012 at 3:37 PM

one small doubt.. do you have to cut the small onions ?

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Sharmilee! :) September 13, 2012 at 4:12 PM

@Nisha : Yes just half it :)

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Vanamala Hebbar September 13, 2012 at 7:39 PM

Lovely samabar...my fav

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nothing_to_do_pregy September 21, 2012 at 2:42 AM

this is such a delicious recipe - everyone at my home enjoyed this sambar

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Fareeda September 23, 2012 at 4:42 AM

Just made the sambar for dinner. Absolutely delicious!!!

Thanks, this is a keeper..

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Archana October 1, 2012 at 8:05 PM

Love this.
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Sweetlime October 29, 2012 at 7:14 PM

Love it a lot

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kathirdr November 1, 2012 at 9:03 PM

love it... its nice...

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sujku January 19, 2013 at 3:43 PM

Thanks for providing this information, its was really good recipe..

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RENU January 24, 2013 at 9:26 PM

i have a doubt...we add tamarind n boil it....u mentioned to add tamarind in the end?

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Sharmilee! :) January 24, 2013 at 9:32 PM

I have mentioned to boil until it thickens...please check

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Usha Muralidharan February 1, 2013 at 1:50 PM

I usually use toor dal for sambhar, does moong dal make a difference?

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Sharmilee! :) February 1, 2013 at 4:20 PM

Yes thats the speciality of tiffin sambar, do give a try and see

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vinod usha February 5, 2013 at 2:09 AM

Today I tried this sambar for lunch n received good name from my in-law :-) thanks for your recipe...

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Mina Joseph June 1, 2013 at 10:59 PM

Hey sharmi chechi, i made this sambhar today and it was a great combo with Idlis and paniyarams too.gonna post in
my blog.will surely link back to u r lovely site.just have a look http://mycookworld.blogspot.in/

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Kalaiya Kannu July 21, 2013 at 10:21 PM

dear sharmi, sambar romba nalla irunduchu.veetla ellarume super sonnanga.

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Kalaiya Kannu July 21, 2013 at 10:24 PM

dear sharmi sambar was good ,

my kids like the sambar...........
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methemom October 5, 2013 at 8:18 AM

This was the first item I tried from your cookery an year ago. That was the time when I was pregnant and craved for
Indian food like hell. With no experience in cooking and no one to cook for me as I live in U.S. as I tried this, it came out
so much well that I started to cry getting reminded of my mom. Hubby loved it tons. Thanks a lot! You made my day! !

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SHARMILEE J October 5, 2013 at 10:34 AM

Thank you so much for all those nice words...glad to hear that the site is of help! Keep visiting!! :)

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hema October 24, 2013 at 11:39 AM

is jaggery is optional r have to had compulsory

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SHARMILEE J October 24, 2013 at 11:01 PM

I've already mentioned it as an optional ingredient..:)

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Amrutha Ananthan January 22, 2014 at 4:32 PM

I tried it today............
its superb..........
I loved it..........
thank u

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Maitreyee P March 21, 2014 at 9:18 AM

Hi,

Tried this recipe today. The sambar turned out excellent!! Thanks a lot :)

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priyaas May 7, 2014 at 8:05 PM

Sharmi reply to this i had a great doubt that 1cup measurement means in which cup

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SHARMILEE J May 7, 2014 at 8:33 PM

My 1 cup measures 250ml

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sheem doll May 25, 2014 at 9:45 PM

Sharmi... Semma dish... Tried it jus now... My hubbi loved it a lot...

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ramya uma June 12, 2014 at 2:07 PM

nice your all recipes sharmi................. thank u so much...........

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Priya Mahesh June 21, 2014 at 7:57 PM

Tried yesterday, came out very well. Thanks, sharmi.

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