Sambar
User Reviews
4.8
18 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
37 mins
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Total Time
47 mins
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Calories
177 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Soup, Lunch, Dinner
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Cuisine
Indian
Sambar
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Sambar is a popular South Indian dish that is often served with rice, dosa, idli, or vada. It is a gluten-free and vegan lentil-based soup that is flavored with tamarind, vegetables, and spices.
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- ¼ teaspoon black mustard seeds
- ⅛ teaspoon asafetida aka hing
- 15 curry leaves
- 1 yellow onion thinly sliced, small
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 1 plum tomato diced
- 1 carrot peeled and sliced
- 2 cups bottle gourd peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 12 drumstick beans frozen
- ½ cup toor dal rinsed
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric ground
- 1 to 3 tablespoons sambar powder
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt plus more to taste
- 4 cups water
- 1 tablespoon tamarind paste
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Set the Instant Pot to Saute(more)mode and heat the oil. Add the mustard seeds and cook until they start to pop. Add hing, curry leaves, onion, and garlic and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add tomato, carrot, bottle gourd, and drumstick beans, turmeric, salt and, sambar powder and mix well. Add toor dal, and water and give a quick stir.
- Close the Instant Pot with the steam release handle to sealing. Pressure Cook (High) for 8 minutes. Let the pressure release naturally and open the pot. Mix the daal well, mashing with the back of the spoon.
- Stir in tamarind. Add more water if needed to bring the sambar to the desired consistency. Note: sambar will continue to thicken as it cools down. Add more salt and sambar powder to taste. Select the Saute (More) setting and bring the sambar to a full boil. Press Cancel. Garnish with cilantro. Serve hot.
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Notes
- Stove Top Recipe:
- Add rinsed and washed lentils along with 2 cups of water to a pressure cooker and cook until the lentils are soft and mushy. You can also cook them on a stovetop pot for about 30 minutes or so.
- In another medium-sized pot heat oil. Add the mustard seeds and cook until they start to pop. Add hing, curry leaves, onion, and garlic and saute until the onions turn translucent and lightly golden, about 5 minutes.
- Add tomato, carrot, bottle gourd, and drumstick beans, turmeric, salt and, sambar powder and mix well. Add 2 cups of water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook covered on low to medium heat until the vegetables are cooked through. About 10 minutes.
- Add cooked dal and give a quick stir. Stir in tamarind. Add more water if needed to bring the sambar to the desired consistency. Adjust salt to taste and add more sambar powder if needed.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
177kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
23g
(8%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Sodium
1207mg
(50%)
Potassium
295mg
(6%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
2903IU
(58%)
Vitamin C
81mg
(90%)
Calcium
89mg
(9%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 177 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 177kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Sodium | 1207mg | 50% |
| Potassium | 295mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 2903IU | 58% |
| Vitamin C | 81mg | 90% |
| Calcium | 89mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.8
18 reviews
Excellent
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