Mini Idly Sambar

Ingredients:

Idly Batter:

• Parboiled rice/Idly rice - 2 cup
• Urad dhal - 1/2 cup
• Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
• Salt

Sambar:

• Toor dhal - 1/2 cup
• Moong dhal - 1/2 cup
• Red onion - 1
• Green chilly -2
• Tomato -1
• Sambar powder - 1 tsp
• Mustard - 1/4 tsp
• Hing - pinch
• Curry leaves - 1 strand
• Cilantro - handful
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Ghee - 1 tsp
• Salt

Method:

Idly:

Soak raw rice, urad dhal and fenugreek seeds separately overnight.
Grind fenugreek seeds, urad dhal and raw rice.Allow the batter to
ferment for 8 hrs. Add salt to taste. Grease mini-idly plates with oil
or ghee and fill idly batter. Steam cook it for 10 mins and remove idly
from idly plate using a wet spoon.

Sambar:

Mix all ingredients toor dhal, moong dhal, cut onion, green chilly,
tomato, sambar powder in a vessel and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
Heat oil in a pan and temper with mustard seeds,hing and curry leaves.
Add it to sambar. Garnish with cilantro. Add salt to taste

Place idly in a bowl and pour sambar over idly, drizzle ghee on top and enjoy.

Tip: While pressure cooking dhal add 2 drops of oil, to get soft and
right texture of cooked dhal