Tiffin sambar /restaurant style sambar for idli or pongal
This sambar made with pasi paruppu/moong dal is so light on the stomach and very easy to digest.
This recipe is based on Chettinad .This sambar is special you need to ground your own spices and
add to it..
A great side dish for any of your morning tiffin...i hope you like it and let me know what you think...
Tiffin sambar recipes:
prep time cooking time total time
10 min 40 min 50 min
Dish:side
Cuisine:indian
serves:5 to 6
Ingredients:
- Pasi Paruppu/split yellow moong dal-1cup
- Onion-1 chopped
- Tomato-1 chopped
- Potato-1 large peeled &cubed
- Green chilli- 2 slit
- Tamarind-1tbsp
- salt to taste
- Red chilli powder-1tbsp
- Coriander leaves for garnishing
For roasting and grinding:
- kadala paruppu/channa dal-2tbsp
- Coriander seeds/Malli -1tbsp
- Dry red chilli-2
- Methi seed/ vendayam - 1tsp
For tempering:
- Ghee/oil-1tbsp
- Mustard seeds/ kaduku-1tsp
- curry leaves-1 spring
- red chilli-2
- Hing/ perungayam-1tsp
- Shallots /small onion-1/4 cup finely chopped
Method:
- wash and soak the dal for 15 min.Add it into pan along with water, potato, carrot, turmeric powder ,cook in high flame for 15 to 20 min.
2)In the mean time roast some spices. Take all the ingredients given for roasting in a pan and roast it till they turn golden . Remove this in a blender and make into a powder.set this aside.

3)Now take kadai add oil and add onions saute for few minutes and add tomatoes cook till they mash well
4)Now add this sauted item and grained powder to the cooked dal.Adjust the amount of
water at this stage.
5)Then add red chilli for taste and add tamarind water and salt to taste and mix well.simmer this for 5 min.
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