Instant Sambar Without Dal
Preparation Time: 2 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Serving Size: 4 servings
Servings: 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 big onion - roughly chopped
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 2 no green chilli
- 3 tomatoes - chopped
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tsp sambar powder
- Salt to taste
- 1.5 tbsp gram flour - besan
- Chopped coriander leaves
Instructions
- Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pressure cooker and add mustard seeds.
- Once the mustard seeds crackle, add the roughly chopped onion and sauté until translucent.
- Add garlic, curry leaves and green chilli and fry it together with onions for a minute.
- Add the chopped tomatoes and fry for a minute.
- Sprinkle turmeric powder and mix well.
- Add sambar powder and salt, and mix again to coat the ingredients evenly.
- Pour in 2 cups of water, close the pressure cooker, and cook for 3 whistles.
- Open the pressure cooker and mash the contents well.
- In a separate bowl, mix 1.5 tbsp of gram flour with the hot tomato gravy from the pressure cooker to make a lump-free slurry.
- Pour the besan slurry back into the pressure cooker and mix well.
- Let it boil for 5 minutes to allow the flavors to meld together.
- Add freshly chopped coriander leaves.
- Serve hot and enjoy the instant sambar without dal with idli or dosa.
Notes
Adjust the quantity of sambar powder and salt according to your taste preference.