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Tiffin sambar

tiffin sambar
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Tamilnadu cuisine
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Jinoo Jayakrishnan
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup tur dal
  • 1/2 cup masoor dal
  • 1 large potato
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric
  • 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 spring curry leaves
  • 10-12 nos shallots - sliced
  • 1/2 no carrot - diced
  • 1 no drumstick - sambar cut
  • 1 small lemon sized tamarind
  • 1/8 tsp sugar
  • 3 tbsp sambar powder
  • 1 tbsp coriander leaves

Instructions

  • Pressure cook Toor dhal , masoor dhal, potato with a pinch of turmeric
  • Splutter mustard seeds, curry leaves in oil.  Add chopped shallots, turmeric powder, and any other chopped vegetables of your choice.and boiled potatoes
  • Meanwhile before starting, soak tamarind in little hot water for a while. Filter it and keep it aside
  • Pour the filtered tamarind water into sauteed onion vegetable mixture.
  • Close it with a lid and let it boil for a while.until tamarind water gets darker and starts boiling.
  • Add pinch of sugar to this. Add three tablespoons of sambar powder. 
  •  Add boiled dhal to it and close the lid so that the aroma does not go away. Add water and salt as required.
  • Add chopped coriander leaves and a tsp ghee to it and serve hot.