Ingredients

• Idly batter - 4 cups
• Toor dal - 1/2 cup
• Yellow pumpkin - 1/2 cup
• Onion - 4
• Tomato - 3
• Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
• Hing - little
• Tamarind pulp - 4 tsps
• Coriander and curry leaves - a little
• Ghee - 2 tsps
• Salt to taste
• Mustard - 1 tsp
• Urad dal - 1 tsp
• Oil - 2 tsps
• Fry and powder:
• Red chillies - 6
• Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
• Channa dal - 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Methi seeds - 1 tsp
• Dry coconut powder - 1 tsp

How to Make Sambar Idly

• Cook dal with turmeric and yellow pumpkin in pressure cooker.
• Cut onions and tomatoes.
• Splutter mustard in oil and add urad dal and then fry onions and tomatoes after adding salt.
• Now add tamarind paste, curry leaves and hing.
• Add cooked dal, sambar powder, salt, water, and boil it for 10 mins.
• Garnish with coriander.
• Meanwhile, steam the idlis.
• Then take a dish, arrange the idlis in it and pour the sambar over it.