Make Tamil Nadu Style Sambar Recipe Side dish for Idli and Rice

Tamil style sambar Recipe

Tamil Nadu Style Sambar Recipe Preparation is very easy and delicious. I usually make Mullangi sambar Tamil style for rice which is my favorite. It is the best side dish for rice and idli.

Tamil style sambar Ingredients

Toor dal – ½ cup

Any one or mixed vegetables – 1 cup

Sambar onion – ½ cup

Tomato – 1

 Garlic 3 clove

Tamarind juice ½ cup

Coriander leaves - little

Salt and oil as per your taste

Sautéing ingredients

Mustard – 1tsp

Oil – little

Cumin seeds- 1tsp

Curry leaves – little

Asafetida – a pinch

Home made sambar powder Tamil nadu style – 1½ tsp

How to make Tamil Style Sambar 

1. Take the toor dal add 1tsp of castor oil (velakennai)
2. Then add garlic, little curry leaves and boil it by adding 1/2lit of water.
3. Chop the onion, tomato and vegetables. Keep it aside.
4. Take a vessel, add little oil and put the sautéing ingredients one by one.
5. Then add the onion, tomatoes and vegetables fry well.
6. Now add the boiled and mashed toor dal, salt and Tamil style sambar powder.
7. Mix together and finally add the tamarind juice, let it to boil for 15 to 20 minutes.
8. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Sambar Tamilnadu style is ready to taste.
9. Note : You can prepare by compensating vegetables to onion, add more onion and tomatoes. This is called Tamil nadu style idli sambar.