Saravana bhavan idli sambar recipe in tamil style

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!