Idly Sambar

We need:

Idly batter

Toor dal

Tamrind pulp 2sps

Jaggery 1sp

Green chillies 2

Tomato 1

Sambar onions/ pearl onions 6

Carrot 2

Beans 4

Cauliflower 1 cup

Mustard seeds 1/4 sp

Cumin 1/4sp

Udad dal 1sp

red chilli 2

Curry leaves 4

Sambar powder 3sps

Salt to taste

Chilli powder 1sp

Haldi 1/4 sp

Oil 3sps

Dhaliya 1 cup

Coconut powder 1/4 cup

Method:

Make Idlies as u usually make.

For making sambar boil presser cook toor dal.

Mean while cut all the veggies to bite size pieces and fry them in 1sp oil.

Once the dal is cooked mash it and add 3 cups water.

Now add all the veggies, tamrind pulp, jaggery, salt, haldi, chilli powder, sambar powder and boil.

Onece the sambar becomes little thick switch off flame.

Now make a tempering heating 2sps oil in small pan.

Add mastard, cumin, red chilli, curry leaves, udad dal .

Add this to sambar and keep aside.

To make chutney, mix dhaliya, coconut powder, green chillies 3, salt and little water to make a smooth paste.

Make tempering as above and mix it with the chutney.

I have used store bought karam powder( nalla karam).

Serve hot idlies with sambar, chutney and karam powder.

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