Idli and Saambhar Recipe | Home made Suji Idli and Sambar Quick Recipe |The Baking Twist

urad dal

🥗Healthier: moong dal

💰Cheaper: split peas

Moong dal is lighter and easier to digest.

tamarind

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice provides acidity with fewer calories.

sambar powder

🥗Healthier: homemade spice blend

💰Cheaper: curry powder

Homemade blends can be tailored to taste.

asafoetida

🥗Healthier: garlic powder

💰Cheaper: onion powder

Garlic powder offers similar flavor without allergens.

Boil the vegetables (bottle gourd, carrot, onion, tomato) until half-cooked.

In a pot, heat mustard oil and add black mustard seeds until they splutter.

Add curry leaves and whole red chillies to the pot.

Stir in turmeric, sambar masala, Kashmiri lal mirch, soaked tamarind, and salt, cooking together.

Add the cooked arhar dal and simmer until the vegetables are tender.

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