Instant Pot Green Tomato Toor Dal Sambar - 10 Minute Easy Recipe
 
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 5 People
Ingredients
For pressure cooking
  • Toor dal, rinsed- ½ cup
  • Green tomatoes, diced- 3, large sized
  • Carrot, diced- 1, large sized
  • Green chilies, halved- 2
  • Curry leaves- 1 sprig
  • Sambar masala- 2 tbsp
  • Salt- 1 tsp (if required)
  • Water- 2½ cups
For making tempering
  • Coconut oil- 1½ tbsp
  • Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
  • Dried red chilies, halved- 2
  • Curry leaves- 8 leaves
  • Kashmiri chili powder- ½ tsp
Instructions
  1. I made this sambar in an Instant Pot pressure cooker, you can also use a regular pressure cooker.
  2. I've used toor dal, take the dal in a strainer & rinse in water till the water turns clear. Don't have to soak the dal.
  3. Dice the green tomatoes & carrot.
  4. Green tomatoes will impart the sourness to the sambar, hence tamarind is not required.
  5. I used store-bought sambar masala. You can use homemade or any of your favorite sambar masala.
  6. To the stainless steel pot, add all the ingredients mentioned 'for pressure cooking'.
  7. Close the pot with the lid.
  8. Select pressure cook setting, set the time to 10 minutes at high pressure.
  9. After pressure cooking, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes & then do a quick pressure release.
  10. Open the lid, combine the sambar well.
  11. Taste & add salt if required.
  12. Keep the pot covered.
  13. Make the tempering: place a small frying pan over medium heat, add oil.
  14. Add mustard seeds, and let them splutter.
  15. Add dried red chilies & curry leaves, saute for a few seconds.
  16. Lower the heat, add Kashmiri chili powder, this is optional & combine well.
  17. Immediately, pour the tempering over the sambar & keep it covered for some time.
  18. Enjoy this aromatic & delicious sambar with rice, dosa, or idli.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Smart Cooking, Smart Living at https://thasneen.com/cooking/instant-pot-green-tomato-toor-dal-sambar-10-minute-easy-recipe/