White Sambar | Breakfast Sambar | Side dish for idly & dosa

White Sambar, a delicious and easy to make breakfast sambar. If you're bored of regular sambar and chutney, then definitely give a try on this sambar. It tastes amazing with both idli and dosa varieties. 

 Actually this is one of the side dishes that Amma used to make for dosa in our home regularly during my childhood days and i'm big fan for this sambar. I don't know whether this side dish has any particular name or if it's belong to any particular cuisine. When we (me & my brother)were little, we used to call this dish "White sambar" and that name remained the same till date in our home. 

So if anyone has come across any recipe similar to this, do let me know  in the comments.

This is the first dish came to my mind when i read about the theme "Flavor of India" in BM. It's so easy to make and goes well with dosa and idly. But my personal favorite is always to have it with crispy dosa.

After marriage when i tried this sambar first time and served to hubby, the first word came out of his mouth is "ethu sambar mathiriyae ella"(it doesn't taste like sambar).Yep, it doesn't taste like our regular sambar, the taste and flavor are quite unique, but it's delicious in its own way. 

So don't make this recipe with the expectation of the regular sambar taste. You may be disappointed . But those who want to explore different flavors, give it a try, i'm sure that you won't be disappointed and quite surprised by its unique taste. Finally, as this sambar is very mild, we usually have it with podi/ellu podi.

Relate:How to make Ellu podi

Now let's check out on how to make this delicious white sambar.

White Sambar

Preparation Time : 30 mins for soaking | Cooking Time : 15mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Sambar | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
White Sambar, Breakfast Sambar, Idli Sambar, Dosai Sambar White Sambar, a delicious and easy to make breakfast sambar.

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Ingredients
Toor Dal - 1 tbsp
Pearl onion - 5 
Tomato(small) - 1
Green Chili - 2 
Garlic - 1
Cumin seed - 1/2 tsp
Grated Coconut - 1/4 cup
Sesame oil - 1 tsp
Mustard & urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - few
Coriander leaves - few

Procedure

First soak the toor dal for 30-40 mins and then put it in mixie/blender jar along with coconut, cumin seed and garlic and grind into smooth paste and keep aside.

Peal and chop the pearl onion into thin slices,tomato into small pieces and slit the green chili.Heat a sauce pan with oil, add mustard & urad dal,let the mustard splutter,then add the onions,chili & curry leaves.

Saute till the onions becomes translucent and add the tomato, give a good mix.Then add the ground paste.

Now add enough water(1/2 to 3/4 cup) and salt. Bring it to boil and keep it in medium flame for 3-4 mins and switch off the flame. Finally garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Tasty & unique White Sambar is ready to serve.

Related: How to make restaurant style crispy dosa

Notes:

• Don't saute the tomato till it becomes mushy,it changes the color of sambar and also it gives more tartness to the sambar.
• Tomato should be soft, but not mushy.
• Sesame oil gives great flavor to the sambar, so dont skip it.
• Pearl onions is suitable for this sambar than the regular ones.
• Once the sambar comes to boil, it tends to thick, so adjust the water as per the consistency you need.