Bombay Sambar- Instant Sambar for Idli Dosa
Bombay Sambar or besan sambar is a quick and instant sambar prepared with gram flour or besan. It is a very simple and tasty sambar and needs very less ingredients.It is a perfect side dish for idli and dosa.
Ingredients
Ingredients needed for Bombay Sambar
- 10 Pearl Onions /shallots (finely chopped)
- 1 Tomato (finely chopped)
- 2 Green chilli (finely chopped)
- 1 inch Ginger
- 5 Garlic cloves (finely chopped)
- 1 tbsp Gram flour (kadalai mavu, besan) (heaped)
- 3/4 tsp Jaggery
- Salt needed
- 1 1/2 cup Water
Spice Powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Chilli Powder
For the Seasoning
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Urad dal
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds
- 1 Red Chilli
- 1 pinch Asafoetida (hing)
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
For Garnishing
- Coriander leaves (finely chopped)
Instructions
Preparations
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Mix gram flour or besan with little water first without lumps. Then add 1 1/2 cup of water and mix well. Keep this aside
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Finely chop ginger, green chillies, garlic, shallots and tomato.
Method
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Heat 2 tbsp of oil and add mustard seeds followed by urad dal, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, red chilli and hing.
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When mustard seeds start spluttering, add finely chopped pearl onions (shallots), ginger, green chillies, garlic and curry leaves.
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Saute until onions turn transparent.
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Once it turns transparent, add the chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, salt and chilli powder.
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Cook until tomatoes turn mushy. If you feel the tomatoes are dry, you may add a tbsp of water.
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Once the tomatoes are cooked well, add the gram flour mix.
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Mix well and simmer for 4-5 minutes. Keep stirring in between.
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Once done, garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.
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Serve bombay sambar piping hot with idli, dosa or pongal.
Recipe Notes
Note - The sambar should be watery. If it becomes too thick, add more water and simmer for few minutes.
You may adjust seasoning according to your taste.
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