Name: Coimbatore Special Mini Sambar Idly recipe by Priyadharshini Selvam at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Idly batter - 2 cups; Toor dal - 1 cup; Shallot onions - 10; Tomato - 1; Salt - as required; Mustard - 1/2 tsp; Dried red chilli - 2; Curry leaves - few; Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp; Sambar powder - 2 tbsp; Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp; Ghee- 3 tbsp; Tamarind pulp - 1 tbsp; Onion - 1; Oil - 1 tbsp

ABOUT Coimbatore Special Mini Sambar Idly RECIPE

For a south indian there is no comfort food like Sambar Idly.. This mini sambar idly is even more delicious because of its small idlies and flavourful sambar specially from Coimbatore

Ingredients Serving: 4

Idly batter - 2 cups
Toor dal - 1 cup
Shallot onions - 10
Tomato - 1
Salt - as required
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Dried red chilli - 2
Curry leaves - few
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Sambar powder - 2 tbsp
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
Ghee- 3 tbsp
Tamarind pulp - 1 tbsp
Onion - 1
Oil - 1 tbsp

Instructions

For mini idly: Coat a mini idly plate with ghee and pour the batter in spoons to get perfect shape into the mould plate and steam in idly pot till it's cooked. Remove the idlys with a wet spoon and keep aside in a casserole.
For sambar : In a pressure cooker add soaked and washed toor dal, a pinch of salt , turmeric powder,one tomato with 2 cups water and keep for 4 whistles. Let it settle down.
In a pan add oil when hot add mustard seeds let it splutter. Add curry leaves , asafoetida,dried red chilli.
Finely chop shallot onions and add to it and sauté well till it turns light brown. Add salt to cook onions faster.
Add sambar powder to it and sauté well
Now mash the cooked toor dal and tomato and add it to the pan.
Give a stir and add tamarind pulp
Check for seasoning and cover n cook for 5 mins
For Mini idly sambar: Pour the cooked sambar in a bowl , add the cooked mini idlys. Pour ghee generously and add chopped onions on top. Serve hot

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