Saravana Bhavan Hotel Style Sambar
Hotel Style Sambar is a tasty, flavourful gravy made by cooking dal, veggies & spices that mimics the famous hotel chain sambar in Tamil Nadu. Saravana Bhavan Hotel Style Sambar is a great side for Idli, Dosa, Uttappam & Upma that could be easily reciprocated at home with this recipe.
Servings2 people
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup toor dal
- 1/2 medium tomato roughly chopped
- 1 carrot roughly chopped
- 1 brinjal roughly chopped
- 1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 marble sized tamarind
- coriander leaves finely chopped to garnish
- 1.5 teaspoon oil
- water as required
- salt to taste
TO GRIND:
- 1 teaspoon fried gram dal
- 1/2 tablespoon coconut
- 1/2 medium tomato roughly chopped
- 1/2 heaped teaspoon sambar powder
TO TEMPER:
- 1.5 teaspoon oil
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon split urad dal
- 7 halved small onion
- 1/8 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
- a pinch hing
- few curry leaves
- 1 green chilli slitted
Instructions
- To a mixer jar add all the ingredients listed under ‘to grind’ and grind to a fine paste along with little water if needed.
- Soak tamarind in water.
- Rinse dal add it along with turmeric powder, oil and water till immersing level to a pressure cooker.
- Pressure cook for 5 whistles in low medium flame or until mushy.
- Once pressure releases mash it well with a ladle, set aside.
- In a kadai heat oil, sauté the veggies along with tomato.
- Sauté for few mins until it shrinks.
- Add dal + water to veggies. Let it boil.
- Cook covered for few mins until the veggies are soft.
- Once veggies are cooked, add grinded paste. Boil until raw smell leaves.
- Add tamarind water and simmer for few mins.
- Meanwhile prepare the tadka : Heat oil in a tadka pan – add mustard seeds let it splutter, then add urad dal and fenugreek seeds, hing.
- Add curry leaves, small onions and green chilli. Sauté till transparent.
- Add this tadka to boiling sambar. Allow for a short boil.
- Finally garnish with coriander leaves, mix well and switch off.
- Sambar should be flowing so adjust the consistency.
- Serve Saravana Bhavan Hotel Style Sambar with hot idlis.
Notes
- This is tiffin sambar so should be flowing and not too thick. So adjust the consistency by adding water according to your preference.
- This sambar thickens with time so add hot water, if it becomes to thick while serving.
- Add veggies or a combination of veggies so that sambar is flavourful. I used carrots, brinjal and shallots(small onion) for making this sambar. You can even use drumstick.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder if your sambar powder is less spicy.
Nutrition Facts
Saravana Bhavan Hotel Style Sambar
Amount Per Serving (75 g)
Calories 244
Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 0.02g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 4g
Sodium 125mg5%
Potassium 815mg23%
Carbohydrates 38g13%
Fiber 15g63%
Sugar 13g14%
Protein 10g20%
Vitamin A 5662IU113%
Vitamin C 19mg23%
Calcium 56mg6%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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