Name: Easy Sambar recipe by Saranya Sridharan at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Vegetables of your choice ( Carrots, Capsicum, green beans, chow chow, brinjal) - 2 cups; Tomatoes - 2 , medium sized, diced; Onion - 2, medium sized; Moong dal - 3/4 cup; Turmeric powder - 1 tsp; Hing - 1/4 tsp; Ginger, finely chopped - 1 tsp; Garlic - 4-5 cloves; Sambar powder - 2-3 tbsp (adjust); Ghee - 1 tbsp; Oil - 1 tbsp; Salt to taste; Curry leaves - 10-12; Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

ABOUT Easy Sambar RECIPE

An easy pressure cooked tiffin sambar

Ingredients Serving: 4

Vegetables of your choice ( Carrots, Capsicum, green beans, chow chow, brinjal) - 2 cups
Tomatoes - 2 , medium sized, diced
Onion - 2, medium sized
Moong dal - 3/4 cup
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Hing - 1/4 tsp
Ginger, finely chopped - 1 tsp
Garlic - 4-5 cloves
Sambar powder - 2-3 tbsp (adjust)
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Curry leaves - 10-12
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Instructions

In a pressure cooker, add the diced veggies, moong dal, ginger, garlic, turmeric powder, hing and water just enough to cover
Pressure cook for 3-5 whistles.
Once steam is released, adjust the consistency of sambar by adding more water.
Bring to boil
In the meanwhile, heat the oil and ghee in a pan and splutter the mustard seeds.
Add curry leaves, switch off. Add sambar powder and mix well
Add seasoning to sambar and cook for another 2 minutes over high heat, stirring in between
Serve hot with idli, dosas or pongal.

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