Weeknight One Pot Sambar in 30 minutes

Bowl of warm carrot and ginger soup with croutons, healthy and comforting meal.

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Anvita

This weeknight sambar is made with simple toor and channa dal, fridge veggies and ready sambar powder, making it a complete winner on weeknights to pair with idli, dosas or vadas. Tastes like tiffin sambar and is ready in under 30 minutes in the Instant Pot without mushy veggies.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: dosa sambar, idli sambar, recipe sambar recipe, recipe to make sambar, sambar, sambar recipe, vada sambar

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 30

Servings:

Calories:

290kcal

Ingredients

½ cup toor dal rinsed & soaked for 10 mins
¼ cup channa dal rinsed & soaked for 10 mins
2 tomatoes quatered
½ onion quartered
1 teaspoon dhaniya powder
½ teaspoon asafoetida
4 cups water used in two halves
2 cups vegetables combination of carrots, dosaki, brinjal, drumsticks, raddish, whatever you want to add
¼ cup coconut fresh or frozen
¼ cup fresh cilantro chopped
1 sprig curry leaves
3 tablespoon sambar masala
1 teaspoon salt or to taste
¼ cup tamarind pulp or amchur to taste
1 tablespoon jaggery

Tempering

2 tablespoon oil or ghee
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
3 whole dry red chillies

Instructions

Prep: Wash and rinse toor dal and chana dal. Soak for 10 minutes while prepping other ingredients. Quarter the onions and tomatoes.
Add ingredients: Drain the water and add dals, onions, tomatoes, coriander powder, asafoetida, and half the water to the Instant Pot or pressure cooker.
Pressure Cook: Cook for 8 minutes and do a quick pressure release.
Blend: Use a hand blender to make the mixture smooth.
Add remaining Ingredients: Add chopped vegetables, coconut, cilantro, curry leaves, sambar masala, jaggery, tamarind pulp, and remaining water.
Simmer: Turn on sauté mode and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are soft.
Adjust: Taste and adjust seasoning or consistency as needed.
Tadka: Heat oil or ghee in a small pan. Add asafoetida, mustard seeds, and whole red chilies. Once they sizzle, pour the tadka over the sambar and mix well.

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