Idli Chutney & samber:

Idli:

Ingredients:

 

2 cups Rice

1 cup Urad Daal (white)

1 1/2 tblsp Salt

A pinch of Baking Soda

Oil for greasing

 to make idli :

soak the daal  & rice for 4-5 hours. Grind it coarsely in a blender.

& make smooth paste.Mix salt ,soda and set aside in a warm place for  overnight for fermenting. Put the idli maker on the gas with 3-4 cups of water.

Grease the idli holder and fill each of them with full of batter.

Steam cook idlis on high flame for about 15-20 minutes.

Use a spoon to remove the idlis.

For chutney:

Ingredients:

·         Roasted channa dal– 1/2cup

Peanuts – 2tsp

·         Red chillies -2

·         Garlic – 2 cloves

·         Ginger- 1’’ inch

·         1 green chilly

·         Salt for taste

(Grind the above ingredients in to smooth paste).

For Seasoning:

2-3 whole Red chillies

Curryleaves 4 – 5

Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp

Hing- a pinch

2-3 tsp oil

Method:

•Heat oil in a pan and fry red chillies mustard seeds,hing & curry leaves.when mustards start crackling pour it on the chutney paste.The Delicious chutney is ready.

Sambar:

1 cup Toor Dal

1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder

2 teaspoons oil

Salt to taste

5 small dry red chilies

8 Curry Leaves

1 medium onion thinly sliced  

1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds

1/2 lime sized ball Tamarind

1/4 tsp asafoetida

1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds

1 large tomato

2 tablespoons sambar powder  

1 cup of a vegetable of your choice like green beans, carrot , brinjals, bhindi,pumpkin. (thickly sliced)

Directions:

Soak the tamarind in 1 cup water for 20 minutes. Squeeze it out, adding water little by little to prepare 1 cup of juice.

In a cooker boil 2 cups of water and add the dal, turmeric powder , tomato, salt and 1 teaspoon of oil & vegetables.Boil until the dal is soft and then mash it coarsely.switch off the flame. Add tarmarind juice in the boiled daal.

Take a pan. Add oil.add red chillies, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves & hing. add sliced onions.add sambar powder & red chilli powder.pour the boiled daal in to it & stir for 3-4 min. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Your delicious idli, chutney & shamber is ready to serve now.