Sambar (Instant Pot)

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup Toor Dal

1 tablespoon Oil

1/2 Onion, rough chop

2 Tomato, rough chop

4 teaspoon Sambar masala

2 teaspoon Salt

1 tablespoon Tamarind Concentrate

4 cup Water

1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds

6 leaves Curry Leaves

1 pinch Asafoetida (Hing)

1 Green Chili Pepper

Mixed vegetables in various quantities

Cilantro leaves (finely chopped, to garnish)

Directions

Start the instant pot in sauté mode and heat oil in it. Add all the tempering ingredients.

When the mustard seeds start to splutter, add the chopped onions and sauté for 2 minutes.

Add the chopped tomatoes, sambar powder and salt. Sauté for another 2 minutes.

Add all the vegetables, toor dal and water to the instant pot. Change the instant pot setting to manual or pressure cook mode for 8 minutes at high pressure with vent in sealing position.

When the instant pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally. Stir in the tamarind paste. Stir the sambar so it is mixed well.

Garnish with cilantro and sambar is ready to be served.

Nutrition

• Calories: 305 kcal
• Total Fat: 5 g
• Saturated Fat: 1 g
• Cholesterol: 1 mg
• Sodium: 1237 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 51 g
• Dietary Fiber: 23 g
• Total Sugars: 13 g
• Protein: 16 g