Saravana Bhavan Hotel Tiffin Sambar / Hotel Style Sambar

This hotel sambar is my favourite one, I always like to have this type of sambar with Ven pongal... When comes to hotel sambar nothing can beat Saravana Bhavan sambar and by telling this I dont claim this recipe as the same... This is just the sambar recipe we get it in mess or hotels.... Justr try this that kind of sambar for hotel style pongal...

The weekend was a packed one though saturday started off on a boaring note.. Hubby suprised by taking us to a movie and that ended up for a great weekend... The movie was just ok kind but the togetherness and family times means the most to us... Yest got to meet one of my close school friend as a new mommy and had a good time chatting...

So i hope thst you must try this recipe and let me know how it's turns out from you...

Preparation time : 10 mins
Cooking time : 20 mins
Serve - 3
Recipe category - sidedish
Recipe cuisine - South indian..

INGREDINETS :

Split yellow moong dal - 1/2 cup (boiled)
Carrot - 1 (chopped finely)
Potato - 1 (chopped finely)
Brinjal - 2 (chopped finely)
Turmeric powder - 1 tspn
Salt - as needed
Water - as needed
Coriander leaves - few (chopped)

FOR MASALA :

Tomato - 1 (big sliced)
Gram flour - 1 tspn
Sambar powder - 2 tspn (i use MTR)
Fresh coconut - 2 tbspn (grated)

TO TEMPER :

Coconut oil - 2 tbspn
Mustard seeds - 1 tspn
Urad dal - 1 tspn
Dry chilli - 3
Small onion - 8 (sliced into two)
Curry leaves - few

METHOD :

• First gring the grinding items given in the list " FOR MASALA" into a smooth paste..
• In a pressure cooker cook the moong dal and add in chopped carrot, potato, brinjal...
• Allow to cook along with dal for 5 mins.. Then add in grinded paste and water...toss well.
• Now allow to boil for 10 mins in low flame till the raw smell is gone..
• Add in salt and give a mix...
• Now in another pan add in oil, mustard seeds, urad dal allow to crackle..
• Then add in sliced small onion, chilli and curry leaves and temper it for 1 mins..
• Now pour to the prepared sambar and mix well.
• Now it ready garnish with chopped coriander leaves ...
• Serve with Ven pongal or dosa..

PICTORIAL :

In a blender add in tomatoes

Fresh coocnut

Sambar powder

A spoon of gram flour

Make it a paste

Prepare your veggies

Cook moong dal first

Add in chopped veggies

Cook it for 5 mins

Now add in masala

Give a mix 

Add in water 

Then salt

When the raw smell leaves, simmer stove for 2 mins

In another pan

Add in mustard, urad dal

When it crackle add in dry chilli

Add in small onion

Few curry leaves

Fry till golden

Pour to the boiled sambar

Add in chopped coriander

Now it's ready

Serve hot with pongal

Enjoy..