Instant Sambar - Sambar without Paruppu - Tiffin Sambar

   

    Instant Sambar is a grea6t relief when we feel lazy to cook still feels like eating a tastier side dish. This Sambar doesn't need any paruppu/dal nor sambar powder for preparing. Yet the Sambar has superb flavour and taste!!! Let us get into the recipe now!!!

Ingredients:

For Masala:

1. Small Onions - 5 to 6

2. Tomato - 1

3. Coriander Seeds - 1 Tbsp

4. Dried Red Chillies - 2 or as per your spice level.

5. Roasted Chana Dal (Porikadalai) - 1 Tbsp

For Sambar:

1. Small onions - 5 to 6

2. Tomato - 1

3. Carrot and Beans - few chopped

4. Jaggery - a little

5. Asafoetida 

6. Turmeric Powder

7. Chopped Coriander leaves - few

For Tempering:

1. Mustard Seeds

2. Urad Dal

3. Curry Leaves

&

Salt

Oil

Recipe:

1. In a Pan, heat oil and saute coriander seeds and dried red chillies. Add Small onions and chopped Tomato and saute for a while. Closing the pan with a lid will make the process easy. Once done let the mixture to cool down. While the Mixture is cooling down let us prepare the sambar base.

2. In another/same pan, heat oil and temper mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves. Add in Small onions and saute for a while. Add chopped tomatoes and saute for a while. Add chopped Carrots and Beans. Give a stir. Add Water and let the vegetables boil. Add in Asafoetida, Turmeric powder and salt. Close the pan with a lid.

3. Add the roasted chana dal along with the cooled down mixture and grind it into a smooth paste while the veggies are boiling.

4. Once the veggies are cooked, add in the grounded paste. Add required water, salt and a little Jaggery. Once boiled add in chopped coriander leaves and switch off the flame.

5. The Instant Sambar is Ready.. Goes well with Idli, Dosa, Rava Dosa, Pongal etc !!!

Notes:

1. You can use big Onions as well. But the Small Onions gives more taste.

2. You can add a little tamarind pulp if you need extra sourness.