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Idli sambar in pressure cooker
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One Pot Idli Sambar Recipe | Pressure Cooker Idli Sambar Recipe

Easy, quick and delicious one pot idli sambar made in a pressure cooker with toor dal, vegetables and aromatic spices. Perfect everyday tiffin side dish for idli, dosa and pongal.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Side Dish, Side dish for idli dosa
Cuisine: South Indian, Tamil nadu
Keyword: idli sambar, idli sambar in pressure cooker, One pot idli sambar, Pressure cooker idli sambar, pressure cooker sambar
Servings: 3 servings
Author: Chitra

Ingredients

Main Ingredients (1 cup = 250 ml / 8.5 fl oz)

  • ⅓ cup Toor dal approx. 70 g / 2.5 oz
  • 1 tbsp Cooking oil approx. 15 ml / 0.5 fl oz
  • ½ tsp Mustard seeds approx. 2.5 g
  • ¼ tsp Methi seeds / Fenugreek seeds approx. 1 g
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves few fresh leaves
  • ½ tsp Hing / Asafoetida approx. 2 g
  • 1 Dry red chilli whole
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric powder approx. 1 g
  • 1 tsp Sambar powder approx. 5 g / 0.18 oz
  • ½ tsp Red chilli powder approx. 2.5 g
  • ½ tsp Coriander powder approx. 2.5 g
  • 1 Big onion sliced or chopped (approx. 100 g / 3.5 oz)
  • 2 Tomatoes 1 chopped and 1 kept whole (approx. 150 g / 5.3 oz total)
  • 1 Carrot chopped (approx. 50 g / 1.8 oz)
  • 5 French beans cut into 1-inch pieces (approx. 30 g / 1 oz)
  • 1 tsp Salt to taste (approx. 6 g)
  • 1 ½ cups Water approx. 360 ml / 12 fl oz, adjust as needed
  • ½ tsp Grated jaggery approx. 3 g
  • 2 tbsp Fresh coriander leaves finely chopped, to garnish
  • 1 tsp Pure ghee approx. 5 ml / 0.17 fl oz

Instructions

Method – Step by Step Pictures

  • Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Splutter mustard seeds, methi seeds, curry leaves, red chilli and hing.
    Tempering mustard seeds, methi seeds, curry leaves, red chilli and hing in pressure cooker for idli sambar
  • Lower the flame completely and add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and sambar powder. Mix quickly.
    Adding turmeric, red chilli, coriander and sambar powder on low flame for pressure cooker idli sambar
  • Add chopped onion, vegetables and saute quickly. Add washed toor dal, salt, jaggery and required water. Lastly add one whole tomato. Do not cut the tomato because it will prevent the dal turning mushy.
    Adding onions, chopped vegetables, toor dal, water, jaggery and whole tomato to pressure cooker
  • Pressure cook in low flame for one to two whistles. Open the lid after the steam is released. Mash the dal first and then the tomato. Mix everything together.
    Opening pressure cooker after cooking to mash toor dal and tomato for one pot idli sambar
  • Boil for few minutes if the sambar is watery. If it's too thick, add little water to adjust the consistency. Lastly garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves and a tsp of ghee. Serve with hot idli, dosa and pongal. Enjoy !

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Notes

  • Adjust the quantity of spices as per your taste.
  • You can use moong dal instead of toor dal.
  • You can dilute 1 tsp of besan flour in 1/4 cup water and add to pressure cooker along with dal.
  • Make sure you don't burn the masala powders. It will spoil the taste of sambar. So keep the flame low or switch off the flame after tempering and then add the spice powders.