Tomato Sambar Recipe For Dosa – Thakkali Sambar Without Dal

Chitra

May 2, 2009

I always look for varieties of sambar/chutneys/kurma recipes for idli, dosa. Most of the Tamil people make idli/dosa at least 3-4 times in a week. Me too not an exception. Every time I used to hit my head for making side dish as I don’t like to repeat the same. So whenever I meet my friends or neighbors, I ask them about the side dish they make for idli/dosa/chapathi and try them in my kitchen.

Last week my school friend Swarna called me and we talked more than one hour discussing our past, present etc:) I asked her about her idli sambar recipes. She told me this easy tomato sambar recipe without dal ( Thakkali sambar in Tamil) for idli,dosa. I love to try varieties of tomato recipes. So I got tempted and prepared it as a side dish for dosa.

Basically Sendhil loves to have juicy sambar recipes more than chutney varieties for dosa. So he loved it very much. This sambar has a mild masala flavor. It tastes well with chapathi too if you make it little thick like kurma by adding more coconut. Its a very simple and delicious recipe. Lets see how to make this yummy thakkali sambar for idli,dosa ( Tomato onion sambar) !

If interested , check out my other tomato sambar recipes

Tomato sambar with coconut for idli

Tomato brinjal sambar for idli

Spicy sambar for dosa

Tomato sambar without dal, coconut and spices

Thakkali kuzhambu for rice

Tomato sambar/Thakkali sambar for idli,dosa

Tomato sambar/Thakkali sambar for idli, dosa – Tastes like kurma

Cuisine: South Indian

Category: Sambar recipes

Serves: 2

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Ripe Tomato – 2 nos (chopped )
Big onion – 1 no (finely chopped)
Salt & water – as needed
Coriander leaves – to garnish

To grind:

Grated Coconut – 2 tbsp
Ginger – 1/2 inch size
Garlic cloves – 2
Green chilli – 2-3 nos (I used 2)
Fennel seeds/Soambu/Perunjeeragam – 1/2 tsp

To season:

Cooking oil – 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves – few

METHOD

Chop and cook the tomatoes adding enough water. Grind all the items given under “to grind “ along with cooked tomatoes adding required water. Make it a paste. Set aside.

Now heat the kadai with a tbsp of oil and season all the items given above. Add the chopped onions and saute till transparent. Add 1/2 cup of water and cook the onions till soft.

Now add the ground tomato masala to it and boil till raw smell leaves it. May take 5 mins.Add water if you make it for idly/dosa. If you make it for chapathi, add less water and make the gravy thick.

Finally garnish with coriander leaves and serve!! Enjoy !

Note

Adjust the quantity of chilli as per your taste buds.
Here I have not used whole spices like cinnamon, cloves etc. So this sambar tastes mildly spiced with ginger & fennel seeds flavor. If you wish, you can saute the whole spices along with onion for more masala flavor.
Garnish this sambar with coriander leaves if you have in hand.

Enjoy this yummy sambar with hot hot idli & dosa by drizzling a tsp of gingely oil !!

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