Idli with Sambar — Calories & Nutrition

About Idli with Sambar

Steamed rice-lentil cakes served with spiced lentil soup

Ingredients

• Idli Rice2 cups
• Urad Dal1 cup
• Toor Dal1/2 cup
• Sambar Powder2 tbsp
• Tamarindsmall lemon-size ball
• Drumstick1, cut into pieces
• Oil1 tbsp

How to make it

1. 1Soak 2 cups idli rice and 1 cup urad dal separately for 6 hours. Grind to smooth batter, add salt, and ferment overnight.
2. 2Grease idli moulds. Pour batter and steam for 12 minutes.
3. 3For sambar: pressure cook 1/2 cup toor dal with turmeric for 3 whistles.
4. 4Boil drumstick, carrot, and brinjal pieces in water with sambar powder and salt.
5. 5Add cooked dal to the vegetables. Add tamarind extract and simmer for 5 minutes.
6. 6Temper with mustard seeds, curry leaves, red chilli, and asafoetida in oil. Pour into sambar.