Yields:
4 Servings
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 10 Mins
Cook Time:
10 Mins
Total Time:
20 Mins
When I think of Sambar it gives me comfort. Literally it is a comfort food for me. There are about 100’s of recipes of Sambar out there but as you know by now, I like the simplicity and ease of recipes so here it is presenting one of the simplest recipes of Sambar.
It is popular in the Southern part of India, but the legend is Sambar originated in Maharashtra. It’s believed Chatrapati Shivaji, a Maratha ruler’s son was hungry one day and try to make daal for himself and he came up with this dish hence the name Sambar. I am just grateful to whoever came up with this dish as this is one of my favorite dishes. Accompanied with Dosa, idli, vada or plain rice is just heavenly.
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Ingredients
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- For the seasoning
Instructions
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Wash and cut the vegetables. You can use any vegetables that you have at home or even the frozen vegetables. The other vegetables that you can use in this dish is Okra, cauliflower, zucchini or the white radish.
- Add the vegetables and the washed daal to the instapot.
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To the Instapot add salt, turmeric, red chili powder and sambar powder.
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Add water and close the lid and set the Instapot on sealed pressure cooking for 10 minutes.
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In a pan add ghee and the mustard seeds.
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When the seeds start spluttering, turn down the heat to medium high and add the rest of the seasoning ingredients. Keep stirring and after a couple of minutes when the daal is a little brown, turn the heat off.
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When the pressure is released add the tamarind paste to the daal with the seasoning. Mix well.
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Serve with boiled rice.
