What you need
For Idli
For Sambar
1/2 cup Toor daal
1 Tomato
1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
To Grind
1 Onion
1 Tomato
1/2 cup fresh grated coconut
1/2 lemon size tamarind
1/2 teaspoon jaggery
2 tablespoon of Sambar Powder
Salt to taste
For tempering
1/2 teaspoon Mustard
Pinch of Asafoetida
1 strand of Curry Leaves
How to make it
- Cook Toor Dhal and Tomato in pressure well. Mash and keep aside.
- Heat a little oil, add Onion and sauté well. Add in Tomato and cook till they turn soft.
- Grind sautéed onion and tomatoes with the rest of the ingredients under ‘to grind’ to a smooth paste.
- Mix the cooked dal and the ground paste in a vessel and boil well.
- Add salt to taste.
- Add water and adjust to get sambar consistency.
- Heat little oil/ghee. Add ingredients under ‘For tempering’.
- Garnish with fresh coriander.