Tiffin Sambar Recipe Hotel Style Sambar Recipe

Tiffin Sambar Recipe

This is the sambar which you will get in all hotels along with your idli, dosa or pongal..That will be thick, creamy and full of flavors..In restaurants they won’t add any vegetables except potatoes.

About Tiffin Sambar Recipe

Tiffin Sambar is one of the easiest recipe you could make for breakfast. The Sambar is made with onion, tomato, potatoes, Sambar powder. In this particular recipe I am sharing two version of making Tiffin Sambar. One recipe is a fast instant version and the next one is a version of Sambar made with freshly roasted spices. On weekdays I prefer to make the instant version. And on weekends when I have a bit of time to myself I like to roast my spices and make my sambar. The main flavouring of the Sambar comes from Sambar powder and the fresh coriander leaves. You can serve Sambar with Idli, Dosa, Pongal, Upma and Vadas. Check out my Millet pongal too.

Instant Version Tiffin Sambar Ingredients

Tiffin sambar is made with basic onions, tomatoes, potatoes. Vegetables like carrots, drumstick can be added too. Sambar powder is added which is made fresh or store bought. Check out my Homemade Sambar powder recipe.

1 tbsp Oil1 Onion Sliced3 Green chillies3 Tomatoes2 Potato halved1 tsp Turmeric powder½ cup Toor Dal ¼ cup Yellow Moong Dal2 tbsp Sambar Powder2 tsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder1 tbsp Coriander powder1 tbsp Tamarind Pulp1 tbsp JaggerySalt to taste¼ cup Coriander leaves Seasoning ingredients

How to Make Tiffin Sambar Recipe

Cooking Dal

Pressure cook washed Toor Dal, moong dal, potatoes for 3 whistle. Set aside.

Making Sambar

Heat oil in a pot. Add in onions, green chillies and saute for 2 mins. Add in tomatoes, turmeric powder and salt and mix well. Cook for 2 to 3 mins. Add in the cooked dal along with potatoes. Break the potatoes into small pieces and mix well.

Mixing Spices

Mean while mix spice powders with some water to form a slurry. Pour this into the dal and mix well. Add in tamarind pulp, salt, jaggery and mix well.Pour more water to adjust the consistency. Mix everything well and bring it to a boil. Cover and simmer for 5 mins.

Seasoning

Make seasoning. Heat oil or ghee. Add whole spices and chillies, curry leaves. Cook for a min. Pour this over the sambar and mix well. Add in coriander leaves and mix well. Serve.

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Tiffin Sambar Recipe Step by Step Pictures (Instant Version)

1)Heat oil in a pot. Heat oil in a pot. Add in onions, green chillies and saute for 2 mins. Saute for 2 mins. Add in tomatoes, turmeric powder and salt and mix well. Cook for 2 to 3 mins.

Pressure cook washed Toor Dal, moong dal, potatoes for 3 whistle. Add cooked dal in.

Mix well. Mean while mix spice powders with some water to form a slurry. Pour this into the dal and mix well.

Add salt to taste

Add jaggery Pour in tamarind water bring it to a boil Pour more water to adjust the consistency. Mix everything well and bring it to a boil. Cover and simmer for 5 mins. Make seasoning. Heat oil or ghee. Add whole spices and chillies, curry leaves. Cook for a min. Pour this over the sambar and mix well. Add in coriander leaves and mix well. Serve.

Tiffin Sambar Recipe (with Freshly Roasted Spices)

Tips & Tricks

I like to use a mix of toor Dal and yellow moong dal. But you could use just toor Dal for making sambar.You could make the Sambar in bulk and store it in fridge for up to a week.Make sure you adjust the consistency of the Sambar by adding water because Sambar tends to thicken as it cools down.Addition of little ghee enhances the taste.Homemade sambar powder adds fresh tasting aroma than store bought. Check my homemade sambar powder recipeBe generous with the coriander leaves. it adds fresh aroma to the sambar.Don’t over cook the dal.

What is Tiffin sambar made of?

Tiffin sambar is made with basic onions, tomatoes, potatoes. Vegetables like carrots, drumstick can be added too. Sambar powder is added which is made fresh or store bought. I actually like potatoes in my sambar, they give a unique flavour and taste to the dish.This is a special sambar recipe in which you need to ground your own spices and add to it..A great side dish for any of your morning tiffin..I hope you like it and let me know what you think.

Ingredients for Tiffin Sambar

Split Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi paruppu – 1 cup Onion – 1 chopped Tomato – 2 chopped Potato – 1 large peeled and cubed Green Chilli – 1 Tamarind – 1 tbsp Salt to taste Jaggery – 1 tbsp Coriander leaves for garnishing

For Roasting & Grinding:

Channa dal / Kadala Paruppu– 1 tbsp Coriander powder / Malli podi – 2 tbsp Dry red Chilli – 3 Fenugreek Seeds / Methi / Vendayam – 1 tsp

For Tempering:

Oil- 2 tbsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam -1 tsp Curry leaves – 1 spring

How to Make Tiffin Sambar

What is difference between Tiffin sambar and lunch sambar?

Tiffin sambar is pretty mild in taste which goes well with idli, dosa, pongal. Lunch sambar has extra bit of sambar powder or tamarind is added to make it more spicy and tangy which goes well with rice.

Why is Udupi sambar sweet?

Udupi sambar has a addition of coconut and jaggery which makes it little sweet.

How can I make my sambar thicker?

Adding potatoes while cooked the dal will make your sambar thicker. If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @[email protected] and I’ll help as soon as I can. Follow me on Instagram, Facebook,Pinterest ,Youtube and Twitter for more Yummy Tummy inspiration.