Instant Pot Sambar
Sambar made easy and simple with Instant Pot
Servings: 10
Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 1 cup TOORDAL/MASOOR DAL
- 1 tsp MUSTARD SEEDS
- 2 tsp CUMIN SEEDS
- 3 pieces DRY RED CHILLIES
- 5 pieces GARLIC CLOVES
- 2 stems CURRY LEAVES
- 1/4 tsp HING
- 1 cup VEGGIES of your choice
- 1 Onion Cut into big chunks
- 2 Carrots
- 1 cup Opo Cut into bug chunks
- 2 DRUMSTICKS Each cut into 3 to 4 pieces
- 2 TOMATOES
- 2 CHILLIES
- 1/4 cup CILANTRO
- 1/2 tsp TURMERIC POWDER
- 1 tsp CHILLI POWDER
- 3 tbsp Sambar Powder
- 4 tbsp TAMARIND PUREE
- 1 tbsp JAGGERY
- 1 tbsp COCONUT POWDER
- Salt as needed
Instructions
- SOAK TOOR DAL FOR 15 MIN (OPTIONAL) AND ADD IT TO THE INSTANT POT. ADD 3 CUPS OF WATER
- ADD A TSP OF CUMIN SEEDS & 2 GARLIC CLOVES TO THE DAL
- CLOSETHE LID AND SET THE WHISTLE TO SEALING MODE.
- SET MANUAL/MULTIGRAIN FOR 15 MIN. ONCE DONE, LET THE PRESSURE RELEASE NATURALLY
- BLEND THE DAL WITH A HAND BLENDER AND TRANSFER THE DAL INTO A BOWL
- RINSE THE POT AND SET THE INSTANT POT TO SAUTE MODE
- ONCE HOT ADD OIL,MUSTARD SEEDS, CUMIN SEEDS, RED CHILIES, CRUSHED GARLIC, CURRY LEAVES& HING
- ADD THE VEGGIES . YOU CAN USE ANY VEGGIES OF YOUR CHOICE. I USED ONIONS, CARROTS, CHILIES, OPO, DRUMSTICK, TOMATOES
- GIVE THEM A STIR. ADD TURMERIC POWDER, CHILI POWDER, SALT, SAMBAR POWDER AND MIX WELL . SAUTE FOR 2 MIN
- ADD COOKED DAL ,4 TBSP OF TAMARIND PUREE AND 3 CUPS OF WATER
- ADD 1 TBSP OF JAGGERY, 1 TBSP OF COCONUT POWDER AND CILANTRO
- GIVE THEM A STIR& ADJUST THE SEASONING IF REQUIRED
- CLOSE THE LID AND SET THE WHISTLE TO SEALING MODE. CANCEL SAUTE MODE & SET MANUAL/ PRESSURE COOK FOR 3 MIN
- ONCE DONE, QUICK RELEASE AND OPEN THE LID
- INSTANT POT SAMBAR IS READY. SERVE IT WITH WHITE RICE OR AS A SIDE DISH FOR IDLY/ DOSA / VADA
