Idli Vada Sambar Chutney-Delicious

Its morning! and Bangalore restaurants are filled with people ordering Idli vada,Idli vada.Got up one Saturday morning with desire of having Idli,vada,sambar,chutney.Lets make it...

Idli

3 cup sona masuri rice
1 cup urad dal
1/2 cup thick poha
1/2 tspn methi seeds
1 cup cooked rice

1)Soak rice and dal,methi seeds together for 6-8 hrs.Soak poha/avalakki 30 min before u grind.
2)Lets combine everything with cooked rice to a very very smooth paste adding little water(enough to grind it to thick paste).If u add more water it will become dosa batter:-)
3)Allow it to ferment for 8 hrs.Usually overnight and keep it in  a warm dark place.
4)Add salt , prepare idli stand by applying few drops of oil into each mould and add water into cooker.Steam cook it without whistle in pressure cooker for 14 min .
5)I made baby idlis for my toddler.
                                                    



Vada

CLICK HERE FOR VADA RECIPE

 

 

 

Sambar

                                               

 

                                      

1 cup................................ Toor dal

1....................................... Tomato

21/2 +1/2 ......................... onion

3 Tbspn............................. coconut

1 Tbspn..............................jaggery

4 tbspn..............................tamarind juice

1/2 tspn............................. poppy seeds(gasagase)

 1 tspn...............................coriander leaves/cilantro

 1 string.............................curry leaves

1/2 tspn ............................. mustard seeds
1/4 tspn..............................cumin seeds
1/8 tspn..............................asafetida/hing

salt to taste

Sambar powder 2 tbspn+1 inch cinnamon or bisibelebath powder(cinnamon not required if using this,u get bisibelebath powder in indian grocery)

 

1)Pressure cook lengthwise chopped onion,tomato,toor dal  in water.

4)fry 1/2 onion till dry golden brown with 3 drops of oil.

2)Grind bisibelebath powder,coconut,fried onion,poppy seeds to a very smooth paste.

3)Add the above paste to the cooked dal.Boil it for for 2 min then add  tamarind juice,salt,coriander leaves,curry leaves.Boil it for 5 min,Add jaggery boil it for 10 more min.

4)Heat 1 tspn oil in pan,add mustard seeds,cuin seeds,hing.Add this tempering to sambar and bring it to boil.

5)I like my sambar sweetish,so I add 2 Tbspn jaggery.

 

Chutney

 

 

1/2 cup coconut fresh/frozen

3 tbspn roasted chana dal/hurigadale

2 small greenchillies or 1 big

tamarind 1 tspn

salt to taste

ginger(optional) 1/2 inch

tempering(optional)

 

Lets grind it together to a paste with little water.

 

Start your day with this delicious wholesome breakfast!"Eat breakfast like a king"