Idli with Sambar

Name: Idli with Sambar
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300g idli batter fermented overnight; 200g toor dal; 200g mixed vegetables such as drumstick beans and tomatoes; 2 tbsp sambar powder; 2 tbsp tamarind paste; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 15 curry leaves; 2 dried red chillis; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 pinch asafoetida; fresh coriander to serve

Steamed fermented rice and lentil cakes served with tangy vegetable sambar — the iconic South Indian breakfast.

Total time

50 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Indian

vegetarianvegangluten-free

Ingredients

300gidli batter fermented overnight

200gtoor dal

200gmixed vegetables such as drumstick beans and tomatoes

2 tbspsambar powder

2 tbsptamarind paste

1 tspturmeric

1 tspmustard seeds

15curry leaves

2dried red chillis

3 tbspvegetable oil

1 pinchasafoetida

fresh corianderto serve

Instructions

Grease idli moulds, fill with fermented batter.

Steam over boiling water 12 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.

Cook toor dal until soft, add vegetables and simmer 10 minutes.

Add sambar powder, tamarind and turmeric, simmer 15 minutes.

Heat oil, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, chillis and asafoetida.

Add tempering to sambar, stir through.

Serve hot idlis with sambar and coconut chutney.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

204

Protein

2.7g

Fat

16.5g

Carbs

11.4g

Fiber

1.8g

Sodium

302mg

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