↑
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Sharmis Passions

Cooking and Clicking with Passion

  • Home
  • Recipe Index
  • Baby Food
    • 4-7 months
    • 8-10 months
    • Baby Instant Mixes
    • Baby Porridges
    • Baby Purees
    • Baby Soups
  • Adv & Reviews
    • Advertising
    • Product Review
    • Hotel & Restaurant Reviews
  • Festives
    • Diwali
    • Ramzan
    • Pongal
    • Christmas
    • Onam
    • Krishna Jayanthi
  • Media
  • About
  • Glossary
    • Indian Names Of Veg,Fruits & Others
    • Indian Names Of Pulses, Spices etc
You are here: Home / potato recipes / Tiffin Sambar Recipe – Hotel Style Tiffin Sambar

Tiffin Sambar Recipe – Hotel Style Tiffin Sambar

September 10, 2012 by Sharmilee J 61 Comments

Tiffin Sambar Recipe

Tiffin sambar is mittus fav either with idli, dosa or even ven pongal.  When it comes to hotel sambar nothing can beat annapoorna 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 πŸ™‚

The weekend was a packed one though saturday started off on a boring note…Hubby surprised 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 πŸ™‚ And yest got to meet one of my close school friend as a new mommy and had a good time chatting.

Tiffin Sambar Recipe

Tiffin Sambar Recipe – Ingredients

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Split Yellow Moong Dal – 1/2 cup
Small Onion – 10 halved
Tomato – 1 chopped
Potato – 1 medium sized chopped roughly
Carrot – 1
Green Chilli – 1
Tamarind pulp – 1/2 tbsp
Jaggery – 1/2 tbsp (optional)
Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp for garnishing
Salt – to taste

To roast and grind:

Channa Dal – 1 tbsp
Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
Red chllies – 1

To temper:

Oil / Ghee – 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Urad Dal – 1/2 tsp
Jeera – 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves – 8
Hing – a generous pinch

Method:

  1. Dry roast the ingredients under ‘to roast and grind’ and grind it to a semi fine powder. Set aside. Dry roast moong dal till nice aroma comes and is slightly browned.
    How to make rajma masala - Step1
  2. Cool down,rinse it well and pressure cook with enough water for 4-5 whistles until its mushy. Smash it again with a laddle, set aside. In a kadai – add the onion, tomato and green chillies. Saute till tomato shrinks and raw smell leaves.
    How to make rajma masala - Step2
  3. Then add potato and carrot along with turmeric powder and salt and saute for 2mins. Then transfer this to the cooked dal. Either you can add more water at this stage and pressure cook for 1 whistle or just cook the veggies while boiling itself. Then add the roast and ground powder.
    How to make rajma masala - Step3
  4. Soak tamarind in warm water , discard the seeds and add this to sambar, then add jaggery. Allow the sambar to boil and thicken. Add required salt.
    How to make rajma masala - Step4
  5. Once it is boiled and reaches the desired consistency, add coriander leaves. In a kadai add the items under ‘ to temper’ and transfer this to the sambar. Switch off.
    How to make rajma masala - Step5

This is perfect with idlis and dosas. Serve hot with idlis drizzled with ghee….heaven!! πŸ™‚

Hotel Style Tiffin Sambar Recipe

My Notes:

  • Tempering at the last stage retains the flavour and aroma. You can drizzle ghee while switching off. While roasting you can add 2 tsp of coconut too.
  • Dont add more tamarind than mentioned as it will give a more tangy taste.
  • You can also brinjals along with potato and carrots which is the best combo of veggies.
  • Use small onion as it enhances the flavour of the sambar.

Hotel Style Tiffin Sambar Recipe

Tags: tiffin sambar recipe,hotel style tiffin sambar recipe,tiffin sambar,idli sambar recipe,idli sambar,south indian sambar recipe,How to make sambar,sambar with fresh ground masala powder,side dish for idli dosa,side dish for pongal,breakfast recipes

Related posts:

Beetroot halwa recipe, Easy beetroot halwa recipe
How to roast broccoli in oven
Crispy potato fry recipe, Simple potato fry recipe
Karthigai Milagu Adai Recipe, Karthigai Adai Recipe

Filed Under: potato recipes, RandomPosts, Sidedish For Dosas, Special Breakfast

Previous Post: « Indian Cooking Glossary – Indian Names Of Pulses, Spices etc
Next Post: Mothagam recipe | Modakam recipe | How to make modak »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Pavithra Elangovan says

    September 10, 2012 at 3:12 am

    Love this combo ever… yummm and way too tempting. I do the same way , except I add fenugreek and little coconut for roasting and grinding part. :):)

    Reply
  2. RAKS KITCHEN says

    September 10, 2012 at 3:30 am

    Looks so colourful and tempting, lovely pictures as usual πŸ™‚ kalakita po!

    Reply
  3. Vimitha Anand says

    September 10, 2012 at 3:59 am

    Love sambar and idli… wonderful combo

    Reply
  4. sowmya's creative saga says

    September 10, 2012 at 4:04 am

    I also prepare this when I make idli..love it..

    Reply
  5. Vardhini says

    September 10, 2012 at 4:04 am

    Very similar to how we make it too. Dhaniya adds a lot of flavor. Nice clicks.

    Vardhini
    Event: Peaches + Giveaway

    Reply
  6. Reshmi Mahesh says

    September 10, 2012 at 4:12 am

    Tempting combo…Perfect and yummy…

    Reply
  7. Prathibha says

    September 10, 2012 at 4:12 am

    very colorful n yummy ,my fav ever green combo.looks delicious

    Reply
  8. Sangeetha Nambi says

    September 10, 2012 at 4:37 am

    I'll die for Hotel sambar… Love ur tamil font on ur clicks…
    http://recipe-excavator.blogspot.com

    Reply
  9. Chitra says

    September 10, 2012 at 5:03 am

    Lovely clicks. i too make the same way but i use toor dal.

    Reply
  10. Nivedhanams Sowmya says

    September 10, 2012 at 5:44 am

    Such a colorful and tempting combo!!! Love the vessel in which sambar is kept – so cool!!

    Sowmya

    Ongoing Event – Coconut

    Ongoing Event – Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids – Combo Meals

    Reply
  11. jeyashrisuresh says

    September 10, 2012 at 6:08 am

    Super tempting sambar. Inga rendu idli and one bucket sambar parcel!!. Beautiful clicks

    Reply
  12. Priti S says

    September 10, 2012 at 8:28 am

    Looks so yum ..fab pics

    Reply
  13. revathi says

    September 10, 2012 at 8:40 am

    Awesome Sharmi.. lovely presentation and sambhar looks super good..:))
    Reva

    Reply
  14. Gajus kitchen says

    September 10, 2012 at 8:49 am

    Like your neat and simple presentation. And the pictures are tempting..
    Especially love the sambar over the idli picture.

    Reply
  15. Priya says

    September 10, 2012 at 8:52 am

    Excellent side dish for both idlies and dosas,my fav.

    Reply
  16. Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says

    September 10, 2012 at 9:54 am

    oh sharmi… u make me drool of annapoorna sambhar… i too love it very much… hope next month will visit annapoorna… n ur sambhar looks so yumm dear… love it with dosa or pongal….
    yumm…yumm…

    Reply
  17. tamilsasikitchen says

    September 10, 2012 at 10:51 am

    Wow..Lokks yum..Like to have it now…

    Reply
  18. Shanavi says

    September 10, 2012 at 12:46 pm

    Looks delicious and I loooove the spread..

    Reply
  19. dassana says

    September 10, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    my mouth is watering seeing the idli and sambar pics….

    Reply
  20. M D says

    September 10, 2012 at 2:42 pm

    Love those spongy idlis soaking beautifully in that sambar! Beauties!

    Reply
  21. divya says

    September 10, 2012 at 2:47 pm

    Wow awesome!! Looks too delectable dear πŸ™‚

    Reply
  22. Uma Ramanujam says

    September 10, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    Love love your presentation. Looks tempting..

    Reply
  23. Vandana Rajesh says

    September 10, 2012 at 6:22 pm

    Loved the click and also your sambar bucket. The sambar looks so perfect and delicious.

    Reply
  24. Lubna Karim says

    September 10, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    That's an mouthwatering sambar recipe….

    Reply
  25. Premalatha Aravindhan says

    September 11, 2012 at 2:32 am

    Delicious sambar,loved it…

    Reply
  26. Pinky says

    September 11, 2012 at 3:05 pm

    Lovely Presentation… Looks so yumm… Really look Hotel style…

    Reply
  27. Sangeetha says

    September 11, 2012 at 3:23 pm

    Very flavorful n tasty sambar, just finished my breakfast but ur idly-sambar pics makes me hungry πŸ™‚ i make it same way but instead chana dal i use urad dal…will try this soon…Lovely pics as always!!

    Reply
  28. Shweta in the Kitchen says

    September 12, 2012 at 3:55 am

    Totally delicious, as always great clicks

    β™₯ For latest recipe visit my blog – Tomato Basil Soup
    β™₯ http://shwetainthekitchen.blogspot.com/
    β™₯ Like me on Facebook!
    β™₯ https://www.facebook.com/ShwetaintheKitchen

    Reply
  29. nisha says

    September 13, 2012 at 10:07 am

    one small doubt.. do you have to cut the small onions ?

    Reply
  30. Sharmilee! :) says

    September 13, 2012 at 10:42 am

    @Nisha : Yes just half it πŸ™‚

    Reply
  31. Vanamala Hebbar says

    September 13, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    Lovely samabar…my fav

    Reply
  32. nothing_to_do_pregy says

    September 20, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    this is such a delicious recipe – everyone at my home enjoyed this sambar

    Reply
  33. Fareeda says

    September 22, 2012 at 11:12 pm

    Just made the sambar for dinner. Absolutely delicious!!!

    Thanks, this is a keeper..

    Reply
  34. Archana says

    October 1, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    Love this.
    I am hosting Fast Food Not Fat Food 1st Sept to 15th Oct ’12. Do send me your entries

    Reply
  35. Sweetlime says

    October 29, 2012 at 1:44 pm

    Love it a lot

    Reply
  36. kathirdr says

    November 1, 2012 at 3:33 pm

    love it… its nice…

    Reply
  37. sujku says

    January 19, 2013 at 10:13 am

    Thanks for providing this information, its was really good recipe..

    Reply
  38. RENU says

    January 24, 2013 at 3:56 pm

    i have a doubt…we add tamarind n boil it….u mentioned to add tamarind in the end?

    Reply
    • Sharmilee! :) says

      January 24, 2013 at 4:02 pm

      I have mentioned to boil until it thickens…please check

      Reply
  39. Usha Muralidharan says

    February 1, 2013 at 8:20 am

    I usually use toor dal for sambhar, does moong dal make a difference?

    Reply
    • Sharmilee! :) says

      February 1, 2013 at 10:50 am

      Yes thats the speciality of tiffin sambar, do give a try and see

      Reply
  40. vinod usha says

    February 4, 2013 at 8:39 pm

    Today I tried this sambar for lunch n received good name from my in-law πŸ™‚ thanks for your recipe…

    Reply
  41. Mina Joseph says

    June 1, 2013 at 5:29 pm

    Hey sharmi chechi, i made this sambhar today and it was a great combo with Idlis and paniyarams too.gonna post in my blog.will surely link back to u r lovely site.just have a look http://mycookworld.blogspot.in/

    Reply
  42. Kalaiya Kannu says

    July 21, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    dear sharmi, sambar romba nalla irunduchu.veetla ellarume super sonnanga.

    Reply
  43. Kalaiya Kannu says

    July 21, 2013 at 4:54 pm

    dear sharmi sambar was good ,
    my kids like the sambar………..

    Reply
  44. methemom says

    October 5, 2013 at 2:48 am

    This was the first item I tried from your cookery an year ago. That was the time when I was pregnant and craved for Indian food like hell. With no experience in cooking and no one to cook for me as I live in U.S. as I tried this, it came out so much well that I started to cry getting reminded of my mom. Hubby loved it tons. Thanks a lot! You made my day! !

    Reply
  45. SHARMILEE J says

    October 5, 2013 at 5:04 am

    Thank you so much for all those nice words…glad to hear that the site is of help! Keep visiting!! πŸ™‚

    Reply
  46. hema says

    October 24, 2013 at 6:09 am

    is jaggery is optional r have to had compulsory

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      October 24, 2013 at 5:31 pm

      I've already mentioned it as an optional ingredient..:)

      Reply
  47. Amrutha Ananthan says

    January 22, 2014 at 11:02 am

    I tried it today…………
    its superb……….
    I loved it……….
    thank u

    Reply
  48. Maitreyee P says

    March 21, 2014 at 3:48 am

    Hi,

    Tried this recipe today. The sambar turned out excellent!! Thanks a lot πŸ™‚

    Reply
  49. priyaas says

    May 7, 2014 at 2:35 pm

    Sharmi reply to this i had a great doubt that 1cup measurement means in which cup

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      May 7, 2014 at 3:03 pm

      My 1 cup measures 250ml

      Reply
  50. sheem doll says

    May 25, 2014 at 4:15 pm

    Sharmi… Semma dish… Tried it jus now… My hubbi loved it a lot…

    Reply
  51. ramya uma says

    June 12, 2014 at 8:37 am

    nice your all recipes sharmi…………….. thank u so much………..

    Reply
  52. Priya Mahesh says

    June 21, 2014 at 2:27 pm

    Tried yesterday, came out very well. Thanks, sharmi.

    Reply
  53. lavanyaaaa says

    September 23, 2014 at 6:34 pm

    Hi Sharmi,
    Tiffen Sambar looks yummy.
    Please check the last point in "My Notes" section. That point is not relevant to this recipe.
    Please update.
    Thanks.

    Reply
  54. ddezine studio says

    June 5, 2015 at 7:07 am

    Love sambar and idli… wonderful combo
    http://hotelalternate.com/

    Reply
  55. Kaajal Bhawnani says

    July 9, 2015 at 6:57 pm

    Hey
    do we need to soak the chana dal and split yellow moong dal before roasting ??

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      July 10, 2015 at 12:53 am

      Please check the stepwise, I have mentioned it clearly

      Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      July 10, 2015 at 9:32 am

      Sorry I misread it, no soaking required just rinse moong dal before pressure cooking if you want.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Hi! I am Sharmilee author,recipe creator and photographer behind Sharmis Passions. Read More…

Lets Connect!

sharmispassions@gmail.com

MY AMAZON STORE

Archives

Categories

MENU

BREAKFASTΒ 
INDIAN BREAD
IDLI DOSA
RICE BOWL
CHATS AND SNACKS

SIDEDISH

CHUTNEY RECIPES
GRAVY RECIPES
SIDEDISH FOR IDLI
SIDEDISH FOR RICE

BY INGREDIENTS

MUSHROOM RECIPES
PANEER RECIPES
SWEET CORN RECIPES
BHINDI RECIPES
BABY CORN RECIPES
POTATO RECIPES
CAPSICUM RECIPES
SOYA CHUNKS RECIPES

KIDS

KIDS BREAKFAST RECIPES
KIDS LUNCH BOX RECIPES
KIDS SNACKS

Random Recipes

More....

Footer

Its Me!

Hello! I am Sharmilee, author here at Sharmis Passions. Read More…

Quick Links

Search
Recipe Index
About
sharmispassions@gmail.com

Search

Copyright © 2021 · TEXT,IMAGES AND CONTENT COPYRIGHTED BY SHARMILEE · Managed by Host My Blog