Sambar Recipe | Hotel Style Sambar | Tiffin Sambar
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Sambar is a popular and classic South Indian style lentil stew or soup that is packed with protein. Sambhar is my favorite comfort food that is hearty, healthy, and flavorful.Sambar can be served with idli, vada, pongal, upma, dosa, medu vada, or almost any South Indian breakfast recipe or along with steamed rice (brown or white) for lunch and dinner.Sambar is prepared mainly using pigeon pea (toor dal), vegetables of your choice, and a unique spice blend known as sambar powder.
Ingredients
Instructions
STEP I (HOW TO PRESSURE COOK DAL?)
Add toor dal with sufficient water (approx 2 1/2 to 3 cups) and cook for 2 to 3 whistles on medium flame. One of high flame and two whistles on medium flame. You can even cook the dal in an instant pot.
Once the pressure releases naturally, open the lid and whisk the dal.
STEP II
To the cooked dal, add onion, ginger, tomato, potato, green chilies, curry leaves, salt to taste, water for desired consistency, and mix. Bring this to a boil. Check out the video here.
Add sambar powder (see tips), mix, and bring it to boil again. Simmer for another 2 to 3 minutes.
STEP III TEMPERING SAMBAR
Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. When they start to splutter, add curry leaves and saute till it becomes crisp. Switch off the flame.
Add this tempering to the sambar along with coriander leaves and mix. Switch off the flame. Sambar is ready. Serve hot and fresh, and enjoy.
INSTANT POT SAMBAR OR SAMBHAR
Press the SAUTE button on your instant pot. Add oil. When hot, add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds splutter, add curry leaves and saute for a few seconds.
To this, add dal, onion, ginger, tomato, potato, curry leaves, green chilies, sambar powder, salt along with 4 cups of water and mix well.
Close the lid of your IP with vent to sealing position and pressure cook on HIGH for 9 minutes. Let the pressure release naturally.
Open the lid. Garnish with cilantro and mix well. Serve hot and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Calories
- 164 kcal
- Carbohydrate Content
- 27 g
- Protein Content
- 8 g
- Fat Content
- 3 g
- Saturated Fat Content
- 2 g
- Sodium Content
- 58 mg
- Fiber Content
- 10 g
- Sugar Content
- 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat Content
- 0.6 g
- Serving Size
- 1 serving
