PETITE Idli picks with Sambhar Dip is a trendy version of presenting the much adored and cherished south Indian food in a contemporary style. This starter is easy to make for a big gathering. This recipe, PETITE Idli picks with Sambhar Dip suits the palettes of all age groups and is a very healthy recipe. At the same time, the portion used per serving is such that you will not feel overloaded.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Cuisine South Indian
Recipe Category Vegetarian
Servings 4
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Ingredients
- Idli batter: 3 cups idli rice and 1 cup urid dal soaked overnight and ground to fine paste. This batter is fermented for around 10 to 12 hours.
- FOR SAMBHAR DIP: 1/2 cup Toovar dal
- 2 medium size tomatoes
- 1 green chilli chopped
- 1/2 " piece of ginger
- 7-8 curry leaves
- 1/2 cup water for boiling the dal
- walnut size tamarind soaked in water for ten minutes
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida hing
- 1 small onion finely sliced
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 teaspoon Sambhar powder
- a few sprigs of chopped coriander leaves
- FOR SAUTEING IDLIS: 2 teaspoon oil 1 tablespoon of Podi powder
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Instructions
- FOR IDLIS: Taste the idli batter and adjust salt and consistency. Fill the mini idli moulds with the idli batter and steam for 10 minutes
- Heat oil in a skillet and saute the podi powder for a few seconds.
- Switch off the gas and combine half quantity of the idlis with the podi powder. Cover and keep aside
- FOR SAMBHAR: Boil the daal with tomatoes, green chilli, ginger, curry leaves and water.Cool and blend.
- Add a little more water to the blended daal but it should be thick like a dip. Bring to boil
- Mix a little bit of tamarind water to the dal.
- In a skillet heat oil, let the mustard seeds splutter along with curry leaves and hing.
- Add the sliced onions and saute till translucent
- Add the sambhar powder, turmeric powder, salt, coriander powder, red chilli powder. saute the spices well.
- Mix these sauteed spices into the sambhar dip. Let the sambhar simmer for two minutes.
- Switch off the gas. mount idlis on toothpicks and serve with sambhar. Enjoy!!
Recipe Tags healthy idli kids party snack south indian starter steamed