- Recipe Cusine : Indian
- Prep Time : 10 Minutes
- Cook time : 30 Minutes
- Serves : 3-4
- Author : Jeyashri
- Recipe Category : Breakfast| Dinner
- Description : Tiffin Sambar, A popular, tasty South Indian gravy made by simmering lentils and shallots along with tamarind extract.
   Small onion | Shalltos 10-12   T omato 1   Tamarind a small gooseberry size    Yellow moong dal 1/4 cup   Sambar powder 1 tsp   Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Salt to taste   Oil 1 tsp   Curry leaves  few    Asafoetida a pinch   To roast and grind   Coriander seeds | dhaniya 1/2 tsp   Red chili 2   Channa dal 1/2 tsp   Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp   Coconut  1 tblsp   Oil 2 tsp
Method with step by step pictures :
- Peel the skin of the small onions and chop the tomatoes finely.
- Pressure cook the dal till 3 whistles by adding enough water and a pinch of turmeric powder to it.
- In a pan, add oil and temper with mustard seeds and a red chili . When it splutters add the onions and saute in a low flame, without getting it burnt.
- When it is done add the tomatoes.
- When the tomatoes become mushy add the tamarind extract(soak a small gooseberry sized tamarind in hot water and extract juice adding a cup of water to this)
- Add sambar powder, turmeric powder and salt to this.
- Let this boil in a low flame.
- Take another pan and add few drops of oil and throw in the coriander seeds, chana dal, and red chili.
- Saute till they gives a nice brown colour.
- When it cool,grind this into a very smooth paste along with coconut and cumin seeds.
- Add the cooked moong dal to the boling tamarind extract, along with the ground paste.
- Add enough water as per your desired consistency. I added a cup of water.
- Boil nicely and add chopped coriander leaves and curry leaves.
- Serve hot with vada , idli, dosa or ven pongal.
Note:
- Big onions can be replaced instead of shallots.
- Even toor dal can be used instead of moong dal to make tiffin sambar.
