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# Mini Idli Sambar Recipe

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  | **Prep time**  | 10 min     |
  | **Cook time**  | 20 min     |
  | **Total time** | 30 min     |
  | **Serves**     | 3 servings |
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## Ingredients

* 1 cup toor daal
* 2 to matoes
* ½ onion
* few curry leaves
* 1 inch ginger
* few coriander leaves
* 2 green chillies
* ½ lemon

### seasoning ingredients

* 3 tsp ghee
* ½ tsp mustard seeds
* ½ tsp cumin seeds
* ½ split urad dal
* 1 dried red chilli
* pinch hing
* few curry leaves

## Instructions

1. firstly, wash and rinse the dal and put into a pressure cooker. in the same cooker add tomatoes and turmeric powder. pressure cook for 4 whistles.
2. once the pressure releases from the cooker, whisk the dal and tomatoes well.
3. meanwhile, chop onions, coriander leaves, ginger and chilli and keep them aside.
4. bullet idli sambar
5. furthermore, in a pan, add 1 tsp of oil. to the same pan add onions and fry them till golden brown.
6. now add curry leaves, ginger and chilli. fry for a minute.
7. add smashed daal to the kadai and bring to a boil.
8. additionally, season with salt and chilli powder.
9. bring it to boil. add water to maintain the consistency of sambar. boil it for 5 mins.
10. furthermore, garnish with coriander leaves and lemon juice, add a tsp of ghee and switch off.
11. prepare the tempering and add it over sambar.
12. finally, your tiffin sambar is ready. serve it with bullet idli's dipped in this sambar.

## Step-by-step

<Steps>
  <Step>
    firstly, wash and rinse the dal and put into a pressure cooker. in the same cooker add tomatoes and turmeric powder. pressure cook for 4 whistles.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bullet-idli-mini-idli-sambar-15-1024x768.jpg" alt="mini idli sambar" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    once the pressure releases from the cooker, whisk the dal and tomatoes well.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bullet-idli-mini-idli-sambar-9-1024x768.jpg" alt="mini idli sambar" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    meanwhile, chop onions, coriander leaves, ginger and chilli and keep them aside.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bullet-idli-mini-idli-sambar-14-1024x768.jpg" alt="bullet idli sambar" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    furthermore, in a pan, add 1 tsp of oil. to the same pan add onions and fry them till golden brown.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bullet-idli-mini-idli-sambar-13-1024x768.jpg" alt="tiffin idli sambar" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    now add curry leaves, ginger and chilli. fry for a minute.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bullet-idli-mini-idli-sambar-12-1024x768.jpg" alt="mini idli sambar" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    also add smashed daal to the kadai and bring to a boil.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bullet-idli-mini-idli-sambar-7-1024x768.jpg" alt="bullet idli sambar" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    additionally, season with salt and chilli powder.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bullet-idli-mini-idli-sambar-5-1024x768.jpg" alt="bullet idli sambar" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    bring it to boil. add water to maintain the consistency of sambar. boil it for 5 mins.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    furthermore, garnish with coriander leaves and lemon juice, add a tsp of ghee and switch off.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bullet-idli-mini-idli-sambar-3-1024x768.jpg" alt="mini idli sambar" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    prepare the tempering and add it over sambar.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bullet-idli-mini-idli-sambar-1-1024x768.jpg" alt="tiffin idli sambar" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    finally, your tiffin sambar is ready. serve it with **[bullet idli’s](/recipes/mini-idli-recipe-bullet-idli-recipe)** dipped in this sambar.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bullet-idli-mini-idli-sambar-18-1920x1440.jpg" alt="mini idli sambar" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Notes

* firstly, idlis taste great when dipped in sambar for atleast 5 minutes.

* furthermore, you can add **[sambar powder](/recipes/sambar-powder-recipe-sambar-masala)** if you wish to make it more spicy.

* moreover, mash the dal properly so that the consistency is maintained.

* finally, ad a tsp of ghee to make it more flavourful.

<Note>
  Original recipe by Hebbar's Kitchen: [https://hebbarskitchen.com/mini-idli-sambar-tiffin-idli-sambar-bullet-idli-sambar/](https://hebbarskitchen.com/mini-idli-sambar-tiffin-idli-sambar-bullet-idli-sambar/)
</Note>