Saravana bhavan idli sambar recipe in Tamil style. Hot
Idlis or Dosas are tastier if served with yummy sambar! Once you taste taste hotel
saravana bhavan sambar recipe in Tamil nadu, you never forget the taste. Here
is saravana bhavan mini idli sambar recipe in tamil style.
Ingredients needed:
Dal:
1 cup Tur Dal
3 cups water
Vegetables to be added:
3 Drumsticks
2 medium onions
15-20 sambar onions
2 tomatoes
Salt as per taste
Turmeric as needed
Traditional sraravanabavan sambar recipe sambar podi preparation
4 tsp sesame oil
4 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
10 fenugreek seeds
10 black pepper seeds
4 tsp chana dal
2 tsp urad dal
One small bowl curry leaves
5-6 dry red chilies
½ tsp hing (asafetida)
5 tsp coconut
3 tsp jaggery
Tamarind juice 5tsp
For seasoning:
2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 small bowl curry leaves
1 tsp red chili powder
Extra ingredients:
Salt, coriander leaves (cleaned and chopped), ghee.
Saravana bhavan tiffin sambar recipe dal preparation
Wash toor dal thoroughly and soak it in water for few
minutes. Cook dal in pressure cooker by taking 6-7 whistles. Remove from heat
and keep aside.
Method for vegetables:
Make pieces of drumsticks, dice onions, clean and cut
small onions and tomatoes. Put all vegetables in cooker along with water, salt
and turmeric. Cook the vegetables by taking 4 whistles. Remove it from heat and
keep aside.
Saravana bhavan style idli sambar
Heat
sesame oil in pan and add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, black pepper, fenugreek
seeds, chana dal and urad dal in it. Fry all the ingredients for couple of minutes.
Now add curry leaves, dry red chilies, hing, coconut, jaggery and tamarind in
pan. Fry for 1 minute and remove it from heat. nce the mixture is cool, add ½
cup water in it and grind it into coarse paste.
Method for preparing sambar:
Add sambar masala in heavy bottom pan along with 2 cups
of water. Take a boil to entire mixture on medium flame. When the mixture will starts
boiling add cooked vegetables along with the water.
Add salt and boil it for few more minutes. Now it is time
to add cooked dal in the pan. Mix dal with all the ingredients properly and
boil it for 3-4 minutes more.
For seasoning:
Heat sesame oil in fry pan and add mustard seeds in it
and add curry leaves and remove it from heat. Now add red chili powder and pour
it on sambar immediately.
Add chopped coriander leaves and 1-2 tablespoon of pure
ghee on the sambar. Serve with soft idlis or dosa!