{"id":31413,"date":"2023-11-01T17:27:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T21:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=31413"},"modified":"2023-11-01T17:27:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T21:27:41","slug":"instant-pot-green-tomato-toor-dal-sambar-10-minute-easy-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/instant-pot-green-tomato-toor-dal-sambar-10-minute-easy-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Instant Pot Green Tomato Toor Dal Sambar &#8211; 10 Minute Easy Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31417\" src=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/green-tomato-toor-dal-sambar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/green-tomato-toor-dal-sambar.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/green-tomato-toor-dal-sambar-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/green-tomato-toor-dal-sambar-45x60.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sambar is a popular and flavorful South Indian dish. It&#8217;s a curry that is typically made with lentils, vegetables, and a unique blend of spices. Sambar is known for its distinctive taste, combining spiciness, tanginess, and a medley of flavors.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d harvested lots of green tomatoes from my garden, though I placed them in a brown paper bag to speed up the ripening, some of them were so stubborn they stayed green.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d to use up the green tomatoes &amp; I knew they were great for making sambar.<\/p>\n<p>Green tomato &amp; toor dal sambar is a quick and flavorful South Indian dish made with green tomatoes, toor dal (split pigeon peas), and sambar masala.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a comforting and nutritious dish that&#8217;s typically served with rice, idli, dosa, or other South Indian main courses.<\/p>\n<p>Using an Instant Pot, you can prepare this sambar in around 10 minutes. This quick Instant Pot recipe is perfect for when you want a delicious and comforting sambar in a hurry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31416\" src=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/south-indian-sambar-recipe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/south-indian-sambar-recipe.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/south-indian-sambar-recipe-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/south-indian-sambar-recipe-45x60.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipeWrapper mceNonEditable\">\n<div class=\"easyrecipe mceNonEditable\" data-rating=\"0\">\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Instant Pot Green Tomato Toor Dal Sambar &#8211; 10 Minute Easy Recipe<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Main<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">Indian<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thasneen<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT5M\">5 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT15M\">15 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT20M\">20 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Serves: <span class=\"yield\">5 People<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]For pressure cooking[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Toor dal, rinsed- 1\/2 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Green tomatoes, diced- 3, large sized<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Carrot, diced- 1, large sized<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Green chilies, halved- 2<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Curry leaves- 1 sprig<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Sambar masala- 2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- 1 tsp (if required)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Water- 2 1\/2 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]For making tempering[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Coconut oil- 1 1\/2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Mustard seeds- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Dried red chilies, halved- 2<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Curry leaves- 8 leaves<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Kashmiri chili powder- 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">I made this sambar in an Instant Pot pressure cooker, you can also use a regular pressure cooker.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">I&#8217;ve used toor dal, take the dal in a strainer &amp; rinse in water till the water turns clear. Don&#8217;t have to soak the dal.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Dice the green tomatoes &amp; carrot.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Green tomatoes will impart the sourness to the sambar, hence tamarind is not required.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">I used store-bought sambar masala. You can use homemade or any of your favorite sambar masala.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">To the stainless steel pot, add all the ingredients mentioned &#8216;for pressure cooking&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Close the pot with the lid.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Select pressure cook setting, set the time to 10 minutes at high pressure.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">After pressure cooking, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes &amp; then do a quick pressure release.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Open the lid, combine the sambar well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Taste &amp; add salt if required.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Keep the pot covered.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Make the tempering: place a small frying pan over medium heat, add oil.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add mustard seeds, and let them splutter.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add dried red chilies &amp; curry leaves, saute for a few seconds.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Lower the heat, add Kashmiri chili powder, this is optional &amp; combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Immediately, pour the tempering over the sambar &amp; keep it covered for some time.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Enjoy this aromatic &amp; delicious sambar with rice, dosa, or idli.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.5.3251<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"easyrecipeBelow mceNonEditable\"><input class=\"ERInsertLine mceNonEditable\" type=\"button\" value=\"Insert line below\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sambar is a popular and flavorful South Indian dish. It&#8217;s a curry that is typically made with lentils, vegetables, and a unique blend of spices. Sambar is known for its distinctive taste, combining spiciness, tanginess, and a medley of flavors. I&#8217;d harvested lots of green tomatoes from my garden, though I placed them in a &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[710,27,22,18],"tags":[1098,987],"class_list":["post-31413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthy-recipes","category-indian-cuisine","category-kerala-cuisine","category-vegetarian","tag-sambar","tag-vegetarian","course-main","cuisine-indian-cuisine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31413"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31419,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31413\/revisions\/31419"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}