Recipe: Yummy Instant Pot Sambar

Instant Pot Sambar.

You can Cook Instant Pot Sambar using 19 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Instant Pot Sambar

1. What You needis 1 1/2 cup of Toor Dal (Yellow Split Pigeon Peas).
2. What You needis 1 of Bottlegourd.
3. What You needis 3 of Drumsticks.
4. Lets Go Prepare 6 cups of Water.
5. Lets Go Prepare 1/2 cup of Oil.
6. Lets Go Prepare 1/2 tsp of Mustard Seeds.
7. Lets Go Prepare 1/2 tsp of Methi Powder.
8. It's of Asafoetida (Pinch).
9. Lets Go Prepare 3 of Whole Red Bedgi Chillies (Broken into halves).
10. Lets Go Prepare 4-5 of Long Green Chillies (Cut into halves and Slited).
11. Lets Go Prepare 2 Sprigs of Curry Leaves.
12. Lets Go Prepare 2 of small Onions (Chopped lengthwise).
13. What You needis 2 of Tomatoes (Chopped).
14. What You needis 2-3 tbsp of Sambar Powder.
15. It's 1 tbsp of Red Chilli Powder.
16. What You needis 1 tbsp of Coriander Powder.
17. It's 1/4 tsp of Turmeric Powder.
18. Lets Go Prepare of Salt (As required).
19. What You needis 1 tbsp of Tamarind Pulp.

Instant Pot Sambar instructions

1. Wash the dal nicely till the water runs clear. Add water and keep aside. Remove the skin of bottlegourd. Wash nicely. Cut into small pieces and add to dal water. Clean and cut the drumsticks. Wash nicely and add to the dal water and set aside..
2. Using an Instant Pot, with the top off, select 'Saute' to pre-heat the cooker. When 'Hot' appears on the display, add the oil to the cooking pot. Add mustard seeds and allow it to crackle. Add methi powder, asafoetida, whole red chillies. Add green chillies and curry leaves and saute for few seconds. Add onions and saute till the onions turn light golden brown..
3. Add the tomatoes and salt and cook till the tomatoes are soft and mushy..
4. Add all the powdered spices ie. turmeric powder, sambar powder, red chilli powder and coriander powder and saute for a minute. Add little water and saute..
5. Add the dal, vegetables and water and saute till it comes to a boil..
6. Cancel 'Saute'. Close and lock the lid. Turn the steam valve to 'Sealed'. Select 'Pressure Cool or 'Manual'. Keep the pressure on 'High'. Adjust the time button to set 15 minutes of pressure cooking time. When the beep sounds, use a natural release pressure (approx. 20 minutes). When the valve drops, carefully remove the lid..
7. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve and enjoy immediately or keep the Pot on 'Keep Warm' to enjoy later..
8. Serve over hot steamed rice with salad, papad, pickle or any side dish..