Idly Sambar (Gotsu)

I make this sambar especially with Idly and hence the name Idly Sambar. This sambar goes very well with Idly/Dosa. I use moongdhal (Payathamparuppu/Siruparuppu) as a Dal for the preparation of this sambar and that is the major difference from the conventional sambar where we use ThoorDal (thuvaramparuppu). If you invite somebody for the breakfast/tiffen and you are making idly/dosa, then try Idly sambar next time to serve with Idly/dosa and i am sure your guest will like it and ask the recipe for idly sambar to you.

Idly Sambar (Gotsu)

Ingredients:
Carrot - 1
Beans - 10
Tomato - 1
Brinjal - 1
Potato - 1
Tamarind - 1 gooseberry size
Salt - To Taste
Green Chilli - 1
Moon Dal - 1/2 Cup
Sambar Powder - 2 teaspoon
Salt - To taste

Coriander leaves - few

For Seasoning:

Oil - 1 teaspoon

Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon

Curry leaves - few

Method:

Soak the tamarind in water for sometime and extract the juice and keep it aside
Pressure cook the moongDal and smash it and keep it aside
Finely chop the vegetables and clean it in water

Chop the green chilli vertically and add it to the chopped vegetables
Heat the oil in pan, and add mustard seeds when the oil is hot. Once the mustard seeds begins to sputter add the curry leaves and fry for a while

Now add the chopped vegetable and fry for a while. To this add water to cook the vegetables
When the vegetables are almost cooked, add the tamarind extract and salt
Also add the sambar powder. Keep in medium flame

When the sambar starts to boil and the raw smell of sambar powder goes off, add the smashed Dal and stir well. Add 1/2 Cup of water to make the consistency a little thin