
Idli Vada Sambar
Soft steamed idli with crispy medu vada soaked in aromatic vegetable sambar. Complete Bangalore darshini breakfast plate.
Time 505 min · Serves 3 · 536 kcal · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka
Ingredients
Garnish
- Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)
Main
- Kanchipuram Idli Batter — 250 g (whole)
- Ghee — 2 tbsp (whole)
- Toor Dal — 75 g
- Sambar Powder — 12 g
- salt (optional) (whole)
- Tamarind — 15 g
- Urad Dal — 80 g
- mixed vegetables — 1 cup
- onion — 60 g
- Water — 1 cup (whole)
Tempering
- Coconut Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
Method
- Soak the tamarind in a little warm water for 15 minutes, then extract the pulp and keep aside.
- Grease idli moulds with a little of the coconut oil, fill with the Kanchipuram idli batter and steam for 10 to 12 minutes till a toothpick inserted comes out clean; unmould and keep the idlis aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix a portion of the urad dal into a thick batter, shape into small vadas, and deep fry in hot ghee till golden and crisp; drain and keep aside.
- In a pot, pressure cook the toor dal with the mixed vegetables, chopped onion, turmeric powder and salt in the water until soft and mushy, about 3 to 4 whistles.
- Mash the cooked dal and vegetables lightly, stir in the tamarind pulp and sambar powder, and simmer on medium flame for 8 to 10 minutes till the raw smell of tamarind goes and the sambar thickens slightly.
- Heat the coconut oil in a small tempering pan and pour it sizzling over the simmering sambar for aroma.
- Place the idlis and vadas in a deep bowl, pour the hot sambar generously over them so they soak it up.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot immediately.
Common questions
- What is ಬೈಂಗಲೋರ ಇಡಲೀ ವಡ಼ಾ ಸಾಂಭರ in English?
- ಬೈಂಗಲೋರ ಇಡಲೀ ವಡ಼ಾ ಸಾಂಭರ is written Idli Vada Sambar in English.
- How many calories in one plate of Idli Vada Sambar?
- 536 kcal per plate.
- How much cooking time?
- 505 min — 480 min prep, 25 min cooking.
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