Ingrdients of Idli Sambar

Chopped Egg plant - 4 (cut in to small cubes)
Chopped Carrot - 1 (cut in to small cubes)
Toor dal - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida - 1 or 2 pinch
Chopped small onion - 1 cup
Chopped tomato - 2 medium
Green chilly - 2 slited
Sambar powder - 2 tbsp
Cilantro - few
Salt

For seasoning

Mustard seed - 1 tbsp
urad dal - 1 tbsp
jeera - 1/2 tbsp
curry leaves - few
dry red chilly - 2 or 3
oil - as required

Methods of Idli Sambar

Pressure cook toor dal adding enough water with all above the ingredients (egg plant, carrot, turmeric powder, small onion, tomato, asafoetida and green chilly.

Boil until the dal and the vegetable is soft then mash it coarsely.
Heat the pan with 2 tbsp of oil, add mustard seed, urad dal, jeera after spluttering add dry red chilly and fry till it color change. Then add the curry leaves fry for 2 seconds.

Then add the door dal mixture in to it. Add sambar powder, salt and adjust the water to get sambar consistency. Simmer for a 5 mins.

Finally garnish the idli sambar with fresh cilantro.
If we want more taste just add 1 tbsp ghee.

Serve hot idli sambar with hot idli, dosa, 14 idlies.