Idli sambar chutney
This is a popular Indian breakfast all over the world.The hot steamed ,soft rice and lentil cakes are traditionally served with a dal (lentils gravy)prepared with vegetables and special spices.Curry leaves are the only herbs which can endow this indigenous and authentic taste for this dish.Apart from this gravy a chutney is also served which varies from state to state and even from city to city containing the common ingredient of the south coastal lines, coconut.This is the staple breakfast of the state of Tamil Nadu which has gained its popularity all over India and even world due to its simplicity,filling property and easy digestible benefits.As a combo this can also be served in Lunch or dinner as main course.
Source: Indrani's food and technology blog
Ingredients
- Rice soaked overnight
- White lentils
- Toor dal or yellow lentils
- small Aubergines
- Ladies finger
- Drumsticks cut into big pieces
- Shallots or onions chopped into big pieces
- handful of Curry leaves
- of yellow lentils for seasoning
- Mustard seeds
- Sambar powder
- chilly powder
- to 6 green chillies
- Tamarind pulp 1/4 cup soaked in water
- to matoes pureed
- A pinch of Asafoetida powder
- Salt to taste
- Oil
- of chopped coriander leaves
- of coconut
- green chilies
- Salt as per taste
- to 5 cloves of Garlic