Name: Idli sambar recipe | How to make idli sambar | Tiffin sambar
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 5 to 6 people
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon chana dal (or bengal gram); 1 tablespoon coriander seeds; ½ tablespoon urad dal (or skinned black gram); ½ teaspoon cumin (or jeera); ¼ teaspoon methi seeds; 3 red chilies ((adjust as needed)); 2 tablespoon coconut ( grated fresh (optional)); ¾ cup dal ( or lentils (refer notes)); 2 cups water ( to cook dal); 2 tablespoon tamarind ((use as needed)); Salt as needed; 12 to 15 shallots (or sambar onions); 6 to 8 beans; 1 medium carrot; ½ cup pumpkin (cubed (optional)); 1 large tomato ( ripe ); 1/8 teaspoon turmeric (or haldi); 2 tablespoons coriander leaves (or cilantro with stalks chopped finely); 4½ cups water ( (adjust depending on quality of dal)); 2 sprigs curry leaves; 1 red chili (broken); ¾ teaspoon cumin (or jeera); ¾ teaspoon mustard; 1 pinch methi (or fenugreek seeds); 1 pinch hing (or asafoetida)