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tiffin sambar hotel style – one of the best tiffin sambar recipe i must say. the sambar was
damn good with the idlis. oh yes… idli sambar and vada sambar are all time favorite at
home. not to forget our love for dosa too.
well on this day, i just made idli and not dosa. the sambar recipe was shared by a
reader friend priya who writes to me often. she was gracious enough to share her
sambar recipe as well as this tiffin sambar.
this tiffin sambar recipe is adapted from revathy shanmugam’s recipe and priya was
kind enough to translate and send me the recipe. i did make some changes in the recipe
though.
at the first go, i tried and made the recipe and it was so good, that i did get requests for it
to make again. even my house help was so much in awe of the aroma of the sambar
masala, that she asked me for the recipe as well as the sambar masala powder.
the tiffin sambar is served with the tiffin snacks – idlis, mini idlis, dosa or medu vada.
do give this recipe a try next time you make idlis, dosa or medu vada.
2. rinse the lentils well and then add them to the pressure cooker with 2.5 cups water and
1/4 tsp turmeric powder.
3. pressure cook the lentils till they are soft and well cooked. they should have softened
well, so that they can be easily mashed. mash the lentils and keep aside.
4. in a small frying pan, heat oil and fry the whole spices for the sambar masala. first fry
the mustard till it crackles. then add the coriander, fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds, black
pepper, chana dal (bengal gram), curry leaves and dry red chilies. stir and saute till the
spices become aromatic. keep aside to cool. your kitchen will smell fragrant when frying
these spices.
5. once the spices cool, grind them to a powder in a dry grinder or coffee grinder. keep
aside.
10. in a pot, heat oil first. add the mustard seeds and urad dal(husked and split black
lentil). let the mustard crackle and the urad dal turn into a maroonish color.
11. add quartered onions or shallots, curry leaves and asafoetida. stir and and saute for 2
minutes.
16. simmer until the raw aroma of the tamarind goes away. if the vegetables are not
cooked, then continue to simmer they soften.
17. now add the ground sambar masala which we have already prepared. stir.
20. garnish with coriander leaves and serve the tiffin sambar hot with idli, medu vada or
dosa.
if you are looking for more sambar recipes then do check vegetable sambar, udipi
sambar, brinjal sambar, kerala sambar, red amaranth sambar and radish sambar.
hotel style tiffin sambar recipe below:
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hotel style tiffin sambar recipe
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Prep time
30 mins
Cook time
30 mins
Total time
1 hour
tiffin sambar - hotel style tiffin sambar for idli, medu vada and dosa.
Author: dassana
Recipe type: side
Cuisine: south indian
Serves: 4-5
Ingredients (american measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml)
for cooking the lentils:
½ cup tuvar dal
½ cup masoor dal
¼ tsp turmeric powder
2.5 to 3 cups for water for pressure cooking
Instructions
cooking the lentils:
1. rinse both the lentils well and then add them to the pressure cooker with 2.5 to 3
cups water and ¼ tsp turmeric powder.
2. pressure cook the lentils for 8 to 8 whistles or more, till they are soft and well
cooked. mash the lentils and keep aside.
Notes
you can add your choice of vegetables.