instant pot sambar
South Indian vegetable-lentil curry which goes well with rice and chapati.
Cooking Time
30min
Prep Time
20 min
Serves
6
Categories
Breakfast
Curry
Dinner
Lunch
Main Dish
Cooking tools used
Instant Pot
Cuisines
Indian - South Indian
Ingredients
Main Section
onions
1
unit/count
tomatoes
3
unit/count
Toor Dal
1.5
cup
ghee
2
tbsp
sambar powder
2
tbsp
I prefer using Sakthi Sambar Powder
tamarind paste
1
tbsp
You can also use raw tamarind and use its pulp
water
5
cup
salt
1
pinch
cilantro
1
bunch
mustard seeds
1
tsp
curry leaves
1
handful
hing
1
pinch
green chillies
4
unit/count
Vegetables
okra
5
unit/count
cut them into thumb size pieces
potato
3
unit/count
cut them into thumb size pieces
green beans
10
unit/count
cut them into thumb size pieces
carrot
2
unit/count
slit each inch piece into 4 sections.
Step 1
Set the instant pot to saute mode. When hot, add the ghee. After the ghee is hot add mustard seeds. When it splutters add the curry leaves, hing and green chillies. Saute for a short bit.
Step 2
Add finely chopped onions and a pinch of salt to it and saute it for a couple of minutes. Then add tomatoes and sambar powder to it. Saute all of it for around 4 minutes till all of it blends in well. Stir continuously.
Step 3
Add all vegetables in the vegetables section to this and saute for a few minutes.
Step 4
Add washed toor dal to this. Change the instant pot setting to manual and set it for 8 minutes at high pressure.
Step 5
Let the instant pot to release pressure naturally. Set it in manual mode and add tamarind paste to it. Let it boil.
Step 6
once its boiled for a few minutes, add finely chopped cilantro to it and serve it hot with rice or chapati.
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