Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, instant pot sambar. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Instant Pot Sambar is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Instant Pot Sambar is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
When the instant pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally. You will notice that all the veggies are cooked well and almost mixed with the lentils. Add in the tamarind paste to get the tangy flavor.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have instant pot sambar using 19 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Instant Pot Sambar:
- Take 1 1/2 cup Toor Dal (Yellow Split Pigeon Peas)
- Make ready 1 Bottlegourd
- Take 3 Drumsticks
- Make ready 6 cups Water
- Make ready 1/2 cup Oil
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Methi Powder
- Make ready Asafoetida (Pinch)
- Get 3 Whole Red Bedgi Chillies (Broken into halves)
- Take 4-5 Long Green Chillies (Cut into halves and Slited)
- Take 2 Sprigs Curry Leaves
- Get 2 small Onions (Chopped lengthwise)
- Make ready 2 Tomatoes (Chopped)
- Make ready 2-3 tbsp Sambar Powder
- Make ready 1 tbsp Red Chilli Powder
- Make ready 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
- Take 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
- Take Salt (As required)
- Prepare 1 tbsp Tamarind Pulp
If using Raw tamarind, then soak it in hot water and get the extract. Sambar powder is easily available in Indian groceries. This recipe for instant pot sambar is so flavorful and tasty. It's the perfect soup to make any time of the year because it's fresh and light and filling all at the same time.
Steps to make Instant Pot Sambar:
- Wash the dal nicely till the water runs clear. Add water and keep aside. Remove the skin of bottlegourd. Wash nicely. Cut into small pieces and add to dal water. Clean and cut the drumsticks. Wash nicely and add to the dal water and set aside.
- Using an Instant Pot, with the top off, select 'Saute' to pre-heat the cooker. When 'Hot' appears on the display, add the oil to the cooking pot. Add mustard seeds and allow it to crackle. Add methi powder, asafoetida, whole red chillies. Add green chillies and curry leaves and saute for few seconds. Add onions and saute till the onions turn light golden brown.
- Add the tomatoes and salt and cook till the tomatoes are soft and mushy.
- Add all the powdered spices ie. turmeric powder, sambar powder, red chilli powder and coriander powder and saute for a minute. Add little water and saute.
- Add the dal, vegetables and water and saute till it comes to a boil.
- Cancel 'Saute'. Close and lock the lid. Turn the steam valve to 'Sealed'. Select 'Pressure Cool or 'Manual'. Keep the pressure on 'High'. Adjust the time button to set 15 minutes of pressure cooking time. When the beep sounds, use a natural release pressure (approx. 20 minutes). When the valve drops, carefully remove the lid.
- Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve and enjoy immediately or keep the Pot on 'Keep Warm' to enjoy later.
- Serve over hot steamed rice with salad, papad, pickle or any side dish.
This south Indian soup also happens to be naturally gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan. Sambar is a staple food for south indian. We make it almost twice or thrice a week. It can be served with tiffin recipes or rice. This sambar taste amazing with rice or tiffins too.
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