Mini Idli With Sambar

2008 has started ....

Long holiday is over. So with a fresh mind for a fresh year....I had made Mini Idlies with Sambar for breakfast. Few of the bloggers / non bloggers asked question about idli (Water

proportionate) in my last post.

For 1 cup Idli rava, Add 1/2 cup warm water. Soak the idli rava before grinding the urad dal. For grinding the urad dal add 1 & 1/4 cup water. Ferment in a warm place for atleast 8 hrs.

Step - 1

Step - 2

Sambar Ingredients

1 cup Toor dal

1 onion(Finely chopped) or small sambar onions

Sambar powder - 2 tsp

Coconut - 1/2 cup

Tamarind - 1/2 tsp

Jaggery to taste

Salt to taste

Curry leaves - 1 stalk

For Seasoning :

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Asafoetida (Hing) a pinch

Oil - 1 tsP

Method

• Grind /Blend the coconut and sambar powder, make a smooth paste adding a bit of water
• Cook the toor dal and onions in a pressure cooker
• Mix dal, onion, and sambar paste into the pan
• Add 1 cup water, Add tamarind, jaggery and salt
• Boil if for few minutes, Add curry leaves
• Heat oil in a small pan, add mustard seeds allow to splutter
• Add hing and pour it into the sambar.
• Ready to serve with mini idlies

Mini Idli With Sambar