Instant Tomato Sambar Recipe

Tomato Sambar is a tasty and instant recipe for a busy time cooking. Its a quick variation of sambar made with tomatoes.  It goes best with Idly, Pongal, Dosa, Vada, Rice.  Lets see the preparation

Ingredients :

Thoor dal - 1 cup ( washed n soaked for 15 minutes)
Onion - 1 (chopped)
Tomatoes - 4 (chopped)
Green chilly - 7
Curry Leaves - 1 string
Coriander Leaves - 1 handful (chopped)
Tamarind pulp - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Sambar Powder - 1 tbsp
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

For Seasoning :

Oil + Ghee - 1 tbsp + 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Dried red chilly - 4
Curry leaves - 1 string
Fenugreek powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly Powder - 1/2 tsp

Method :

In a pressure cooker, add n cook soaked thoor dal, turmeric powder, curry leaves, green chilly - 4, oil - 1 tsp for 1 whistle. keep it aside.

Once pressure down, open the lid n add onion tomatoes, green chilly, asafoetida, sambar powder.

Mix it well n close the lid. Again cook for 1 whistle. Turn-off the flame

After 5 minutes, open the lid n add tamarind pulp, salt. Bring to boil and cook for 5 minutes in a medium flame.

Heat a seasoning pan with oil n ghee.  Add n fry mustard seeds, dry red chilly, curry leaves, fenugreek powder, red chilly powder for a minute.

Then add this to tomato sambar. Mix it well with coriander leaves. Switch-off the flame.

Tasty n quick Tomato Sambar is ready to serve.

Serve with Idly, pongal, vada, rice.

Love Cook Joy.