PROTEIN RICH SAMBAR IDLI

Sambhar Idli is every body's favorite. My father in law is very fond of  Triplicane Rathna Cafe's sambhar Idli. There is a programme called samayal Santhengal in Podigai TV on Saturdays 12 Pm. One day Mrs. Revathi Shanmugam told about Hotel Sambhar. i made like that it came out well and everybody enjoyed.
To grind idli i always add soybean to make protein rich.

IDLI

Ingredients

Soy bean - 3/4 cup

Urad dhall - 3/4 cup

Fenugreek seeds - 1 tbsp

idli rice - 5cups

Aval/Rice flakes - 1 cup

Method

Soak soy bean and fenugreek seeds together for 8 hours.
Soak urad dhall and rice separately.
In the grinder add soy bean and fenugreek for 10 minutes and add urad dhall and grind it for 30 minutes.
when you put rice for grinding soak the aval. After 10 minutes add to the rice.
add salt and fermentice for 8 hours.
Make idli s in mini idli stand

Sambhar

Ingredients

Toor dhall - 2 cups

Yellow pumpkin - 2oo gms

pearl onions - 15 nos

Drum stick - one

Tomato - 1

Radish - 1

Tamarind - one berry size

Sambhar powder - 1/ 2 tsp

Salt to taste

For tempering

oi, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds

To Roast and Grind

Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp

Channa dhall - 1 /2 tbsp

Pepper corns 1/4 tsp

cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

red chili  3 to 4

fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp

grated coconut -  2 tbsp

oil - 1tsp for roasting

Method

•  Wash and cut the yellow pumpkin into fine pieces and pressure cook along with the toor dhall.
•  Heat the oil in  pan and roast the ingredients given and ground to paste
• Heat oil in  a pan , temper mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves.
• Add the sliced onions, tomatoes,  vegetables and saute it.
• Add the tamarind extract, sambhar powder and give a boil.
• when the vegetables are cooked add the grounded paste and give a boil.
• Add the cooked dhall and pumpkin and give a boil, when it blends together add some coriander leaves ant remove it.

Serve with mini idlis or with regular ones.