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Hotel Style Idli sambar recipe
Idli sambar is the very famous and go-to South Indian breakfast. We Indians love to have Idlis at least two times a month from the Hotels. The Sambar and the Chutney served in hotels have our hearts. The aroma of the sambar increases the gusto of ordering the Idli and sambar. In today’s blog, I am going to share the amazing Hotel-style Idli sambar recipe with you guys. I am sure you are going to love it.
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Hotel-style Idli Sambar
Equipment
- Pressure cooker
- Kadai/ Sauce pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups Toor dal
- ¼ tbsp Turmeric
- 4 Tbsp Oil
- 2 cups Water
- 5-6 Garlic cloves
- 10-12 Curry leaves
- 1 cup sliced onion
- ½ cup Coriander leaves
- 1 cup Fresh Grated coconut
- 2 Tbsp Sambar Powder
- 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp Mustard seeds
- 1 cup Chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp Red chili powder
- 1 tbsp Garam masala
- ¼ th tbsp Turmeric powder
- 1-2 tbsp salt As per taste
Instructions
- Take 2 cups of Toor dal in a pressure cooker
- Add ¼ tbsp of Turmeric powder
- Add 1 tbsp oil and add 2 cups of water and cover the lid.
- Wait for 3-4 whistles and then turn off the gas.
- Now, add 1 tbsp of oil into a pan and fry it until golden brown.
- Add 5-6 Garlic cloves and fry for 2 minutes
- Next, add 5-6 Curry leaves
- Add A handful of coriander leaves and saute well for 1 minute.
- Once, everything is fried well turn off the gas and let it cool.
- Transfer it to a mixer jar
- Now, add 1 cup of freshly grated coconut
- And add 2 tbsp Sambar powder
- Add little water and grind it into a smooth paste.
- Take a mortar and piston
- Add 3-4 Garlic cloves and a handful of freshly grated coconut and crush it.
- Take a Kadai/ Pan
- Add 2 tbsp oil
- Then add 1 tbsp Cumin seeds and 1 tbsp mustard seeds and let them splatter.
- Next, add crushed garlic and coconut mixture
- Immediately add 5-6 Curry leaves and Sliced Onions into the pan
- Saute everything well for a minute.
- Now, add 1 cup chopped tomatoes and fry until they become soft.
- Close the lid and let it cook for about 2 minutes.
- Open the lid and mix well
- Add the ground masala paste into the pan and saute well.
- Add 1 tbsp Red chili powder, 1 tbsp Garam masala, and ¼ turmeric to the mixture and mix well.
- Adjust the salt as per taste and mix well.
- Finally add, Cooked Toor dal into the mixture and mix everything well.
- Adjust the consistency by adding water.
- Close the lid and bring it to a boil.
- Once, everything is cooked well add Coriander leaves and give a mix.
- Now, the Hotel style Idli sambar is ready to savor.
- You can serve the sambar with Dosas and rice too.
Instructions with Images
Step 1
- Take 2 cups of Toor dal in a pressure cooker
- Add ¼ tbsp of Turmeric powder
- Add 1 tbsp oil and add 2 cups of water
- Cover the lid and Wait for 3-4 whistles and then turn off the gas.
Step 2
- Now, add 1 tbsp of oil into a pan and add sliced onion and fry it until golden brown.
- Add 5-6 Garlic cloves and fry for 2 minutes
- Next, add 5-6 Curry leaves
- Then, add A handful of coriander leaves and saute well for 1 minute.
- Once, everything is fried well turn off the gas and let it cool.
- Transfer it to a mixer jar
- Now, add 1 cup of freshly grated coconut
- And add 2 tbsp Sambar powder
- Add little water and grind it into a smooth paste.
- Take a mortar and piston
- Add 3-4 Garlic cloves and a handful of freshly grated coconut and crush it.
Step 3
- Take a Kadai/ Pan and add 2 tbsp oil
- Then add 1 tbsp Cumin seeds and 1 tbsp mustard seeds and let them splatter.
- Next, add crushed garlic and coconut mixture
- Immediately add 5-6 Curry leaves and Sliced Onions into the pan
- Saute everything well for a minute.
- Now, add 1 cup chopped tomatoes and fry until they become soft.
- Close the lid and let it cook for about 2 minutes.
- Open the lid and mix well
- Add the ground masala paste into the pan and saute well.
- Add 1 tbsp Red chili powder, 1 tbsp Garam masala, and ¼ turmeric to the mixture and mix well.
- Adjust the salt as per taste and mix well.
- Finally add, Cooked Toor dal into the mixture and mix everything well.
- Adjust the consistency by adding water.
- Close the lid and bring it to a boil.
- Once, everything is cooked well add Coriander leaves and give a mix.
- Now, the Hotel style Idli sambar is ready to savor.
You can serve the sambar with Dosa, (Do check our Moong Dal dosa recipe), Poori, and rice too. The aroma of this sambar is just very tempting!
I have explained the Hotel Style Idli Sambar recipe step by step with Images…Follow the recipe as guided in the Post. Please give it a try and you will definitely love it.
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Happy eating!