Name: Tiffin sambar recipe by Saranya Sridharan at BetterButter
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Toor dal - 1/4 cup; Moong dhal - 1/4 cup; Tomato - 2; Onions - 2; Green Chillies - 2; Tamarind extract - 1/2 cup; Turmeric powder - 1 tsp; Sambar powder - 1 tbsp; Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp; Channa dal - 1 tbsp; Methi seeds - 1 tsp; Cinnamon powder - 1 tsp; Dried Red chillies - 5-6; Coconut, grated - 2 tbsp; Curry leaves - 5-6; Oil - 1 tbsp; Ghee - 2 tbsp; Hing - a pinch; Mustard seeds - 1 tsp; Ginger, finely chopped - 1 tsp; Sugar - 1 tsp; Salt - to taste

Ingredients Serving: 4

Toor dal - 1/4 cup
Moong dhal - 1/4 cup
Tomato - 2
Onions - 2
Green Chillies - 2
Tamarind extract - 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Sambar powder - 1 tbsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Channa dal - 1 tbsp
Methi seeds - 1 tsp
Cinnamon powder - 1 tsp
Dried Red chillies - 5-6
Coconut, grated - 2 tbsp
Curry leaves - 5-6
Oil - 1 tbsp
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Hing - a pinch
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Ginger, finely chopped - 1 tsp
Sugar - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste

Instructions

In a pressure cooker, add the toor dal, moong dal, roughly chopped up tomatoes, slit green chillies , turmeric powder and 2 cups of water. Pressure cook for 5-6 whistles. Once cooked, mash the lentils well.
In a pan, heat some oil and add the finely chopped onions, ginger and a pinch of hing.
In a separate pan, dry roast the channa dal, coriander seeds,fenugreek, cinnamon powder, red chillies and coconut. Let it cool and grind it into a fine powder.
Once the onions become translucent, add the tamarind extract, a cup of water, 3 tbsp of the freshly ground powder, a tsp of the sambar powder, salt , a pinch of sugar and bring it to a boil.
Once it is boiling, add the mashed lentils and tomato mixture and simmer it for another 4-6 minutes. Turn off the heat.
For the tempering, add ghee in a pan and once it heats up add the mustard seeds.
Once it begins to crackle, add the curry leaves and take it off the heat.
Add this to the sambar and stir well.
Serve hot with idling/Dosa/pongal/mini idlies.

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