Hotel Sambar Recipe | அரைச்சுவிட்ட சாம்பார் | Vegetable Tiffin Sambar | Arachu Vitta Sambar for Idli,Dosa

Ingredients:

For Roasting(Sambar Powder):

Chana dal - 1 tbsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Pepper - 1/4 tsp
kashmiri red chilli - 2
Red chilli - 1
Curry leaves - few
Fenugreek seeds(methi) - 1/8 tsp

For Sambar:

Moong dal(Paasi Paruppu) - 1/2 cup
Water - 2 cup or (as required)
Garlic - 4 cloves
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Ghee (or oil) - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cashew - 6
Urad Dal - 1 tsp
Asafoetida(Hing) - 1/8 tsp
Onion - 2 sliced (or Small onion/Shallots - 15)
Salt - 1.5 tsp(or as required)
Curry leaves - few
Tomato - 1 (finely chopped)
Carrot - 1 cup chopped
Beans - 1 cup chopped
Cauliflower(Rinsed) - 1 cup chopped
Potato - 1 cup chopped
Tamarind (gooseberry size) - 1 ball
Jaggery - 1/2 tsp
Freshly grounded Sambar powder
Coriander leaves for garnishing - handful

Method of Cooking:

Step 1 - Sambar Powder:

Heat a Kadai in low to medium flame
Dry roast all ingredients
Chana dal - 1 tbsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Pepper - 1/4 tsp
Kashmiri red chilli - 2
Red chilli - 1
(For more spicy add kashmiri red chilli - 4,Red chilli - 2)
Curry leaves - few
Fenugreek seeds(methi) - 1/8 tsp,Saute well
Once it turns Aromatic switch off the flame
(Don't burn)
Allow it to cool completely and Transfer to Mixer, grind it to a slight coarse powder
Our Tiffin sambar powder is ready

Step 2 - Pressure cook dal:

In a Pressure cooker
Add Rinsed Moong dal(Paasi Paruppu) - 1/2 cup
Water - 2 cup or (as required)
Garlic - 4 cloves
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Cover and pressure cook for 4-5 whistles or until dal is cooked well.
Mash it and keep aside.

Step 3 -Hotel Sambar Recipe:

Heat a Kadai in medium flame
Add Ghee (or oil) - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Once the seeds splutter
Add Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad Dal - 1 tsp
Cashew - 6 (optional), Mix well
Turns Aromatic
Add Onion - 2 medium size sliced
(or Small onion/Shallots - 15)
Salt - 1.5 tsp(or as required)
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida(Hing) - 1/8 tsp
Curry leaves - few, Mix well
Saute until the onions becomes translucent.
Add Tomato - 1 (finely chopped)
Stir until tomatoes are cooked well for 2-3 minutes.
Add Carrot - 1 cup chopped
Beans - 1 cup chopped
Cauliflower - 1 cup chopped(Rinsed)
Potato - 1 cup chopped, Stir well
Cook the vegetables to 70 % to retain crunchiness in medium flame
After 5-7 minutes
Add Freshly grounded Sambar Powder
Stir well for 1 minute, Turns Aromatic
(Take Tamarind small gooseberry size, soak in 1/2 cup hot water for 30 minutes)
Add tamarind extract, cook for 1-2 minutes till raw flavour leaves completely.
Add cooked dal
Jaggery - 1/2 tsp, Stir well.
Add water required adjust consistency
Add salt as required
Cook for 5 - 10 minutes in medium flame
Stir occasionally
Turn off the flame
Add some chopped Coriander leaves for garnishing.
Our Delicious Hotel style sambar is ready to serve with Idli, Dosa, Pongal !!!