Name: Idli Sambar
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients: 3 cups Idli Batter; 0.75 cups Yellow Lentils; 1 tbsp Tamarind Paste; 1 pieces Drumstick; 1 pieces Tomato; 1 tsp Mustard Seeds; 10 leaves Curry Leaves; 2 pieces Dry Red Chili; 1.5 tbsp Sambar Powder; 0.5 tsp Turmeric Powder; 0.25 tsp Asafoetida; 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 tsp Salt

Step-by-Step Instructions

Pour idli batter into greased idli moulds and steam for 10-12 minutes.

Boil yellow lentils with turmeric powder and water until soft.

In a separate pot, cook drumstick pieces and chopped tomato with tamarind paste, sambar powder, and salt.

Combine cooked lentils with the vegetable stew and simmer for 5 minutes.

Temper mustard seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida, and dry red chili in hot oil and pour into sambar.

Serve hot idlis immersed in steaming sambar.

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