Name: Idli Sambhar recipe by Nitu Sharma at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For idli...i have used readymade batter..1/2kg; For sambhar..arhar daal..1 cup; Kari patta; Mustard seeds..1 sp; Methi dana..1/2 sp; Salt to taste; Turmeric powder..1/2 sp; Whole red chilli..2; Oil..1 tbsp; Mix veggies..carrot,raddish,pumpkin, onion; Chopped tomatoes..2; Sambhar powder..2sp; Red chilli powder.. 1/2 sp; Tamarind..small ball size

Ingredients Serving: 4

For idli...i have used readymade batter..1/2kg
For sambhar..arhar daal..1 cup
Kari patta
Mustard seeds..1 sp
Methi dana..1/2 sp
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder..1/2 sp
Whole red chilli..2
Oil..1 tbsp
Mix veggies..carrot,raddish,pumpkin, onion
Chopped tomatoes..2
Sambhar powder..2sp
Red chilli powder.. 1/2 sp
Tamarind..small ball size

Instructions

For idli I have used readymade batter...But batter can be prepared at home by soaking dhuli urad daal and rice for 2 hours and then grinding to padte and overnight fermentation.
Make idli in idli stand by pouring a tbsp of batter in each stand and steaming for 10 minutes.
Fir sambhar..Wash and soak arhar daal.
Boil it till 3 whistles. Add methi dana,salt and turmeric powder while boiling.
Soak tamarind in water.
Cut veggies length wise.
Take a pan or kadai,add oil.
Add mustard seeds and chopped onions,saute it.
Add other veggies with tomatoes and tamarind pulp.
Add sambhar powder.
Cover with lid and let veggies cook.
When cooked,add boiled daal in veggies,add water and mix it.
Let it cook for nearly half an hour.
Then prepare tempering.
Take oil in a wok,add oil.
Then add mustard seeds,whole red chilli and red chilli powder.
Add this tempering to the sambhar.
For serving, take a plate, add sambhar and idli...Enjoy hot.

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