Sambar is an integral part of Tamil cuisine. Be it breakfast or be it lunch, Sambar has to be there. Whenever I prepare tiffen items like Idli,Dosai or pongal, I usually go for this one pot sambar. Its done in pressure cooker and all you need is just 20 minutes. Tamarind is not used in this recipe and hence to give that tangyness to Sambar, I have added more tomatoes
Tastes so good with even Sevai (Rice Vermicelli), Appam, Idiyappam too. Also even if you have unexpected guests, you can prepare this quickly without any hassle. The below recipe can be tweaked in few different ways according to your convenience and the availability of ingredients. Shall include that as well
| Prep Time | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time | 15 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 2 Onions
- 4 Tomatoes
- 1 carrot
- 6 Beans
- 1 potato
- 2 green chilli
- 1 pinch Asafetida Hing/
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1/2 tsp jeera
- curry leaves Few
- 1 Cup moong dal
- 1 Tbsp Sambar powder Depending on the spice level of your powder increase or decrease the quantity
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker
- Add mustard seeds, jeera & curry leaves Let them splutter
- Add green chilli, Onions and saute for a minute
- Later add the chopped veggies one by one and then sambar powder,hing too
- Continue sauteing for 5 minutes Rinse & wash daal thoroughly
- Add it to pressure cooker along with 3 cups of water
- Leave upto 4 whistles.Once the pressure is released, check the consistency of sambar.
- If its too thick, add extra half cup of water and boil for 3-4 minutes
- Adjust salt, garnish with coriander leaves and serve sambar with Idli,Dosai or Pongal
Other Variations :
- Instead of MoongDal you can substitue Toor daal as well.
- If you don't have Sambar Powder powder, replace it with 1/2 tbsp Chilli Powder + 1/2 tbsp Coriander Powder. The below pic of Tiffin sambar is prepared using Toor Dal & Chilli Powder+Coriander Powder for spices
- When you have guests at home and would like to take this instant sambar to next level, then try this following method. It tastes so good. I prepare it mainly with Pongal - Grind 1/2 cup of Coconut with 1/4 cup of Raw Coriander seeds & 2 tbsp Sambar Powder to a smooth paste - Add this paste to vegetable + dal mixture. Pressure cook it for 4 whistles Flavorful Sambar will be ready within 20 minutes
4 comments
Hi there how much dhal and sambal powder do u add in?
Omg so sorry..Just updated the post. Its 1 cup daal & 1 tbsp powder.Thanks a lot for bringing it to my attention ☺️🙏🏻
Hi,
Do we need to add tamarind paste to this?
Hi no this particular recipe doesn’t require tamarind water or tamarind paste. Tomatoes give that necessary tanginess