Tamarind Sambhar

Source : Wash And Rinse Arhar Dal And Put In A Pressure Cooker Add Salt Turmeric And Water And Pressure Cook Till Three Whistles Switch Off The Flame Let Pres...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : August 14, 2026

Step:

  1. Wash and rinse arhar dal and put in a pressure cooker. Add salt turmeric and water and pressure cook till three whistles. Switch off the flame. Let pressure releases automatically. Soak tamarind in warm water.

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  2. Heat oil in a wok. Add mustard seeds and when cumin seeds splutter put asofoetida and saute for 1 minute. Now add all the chopped vegetables and mix well. Add salt, turmeric, red chilli powder, sambhar powder and mix well.

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  3. Now mash tamarind and strain it's pulp I. Vegetables and cook for 2 minutes so that tamarind gets coated well on vegetables.

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  4. Add these tamarind - veg mixture in arhar dal. Heat

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  5. Heat 1 tsp Cooking Oil in a wok. Add mustard seeds and when mustard seeds splutter add urad and chana dal and dried red chilli. Put this tadka in arhar vegetables mixture and pressure cook again till 1 whistle. Switch off the flame and let pressure releases automatically.

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  6. Serve hot with idli, dosa, vada or rice.

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Ingredients

  1. For preparing dal for sambhar:
  2. 1 bowl Arhar dal
  3. 2 bowls water
  4. To taste salt
  5. 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  6. For making sambhar/tadka:
  7. 1 tb sp cooking oil
  8. 1/2 tsp mustard seeds for seasoning vegetables
  9. 1/2 tsp mustard seeds for seasoning urad and chana dal
  10. 1/8 tsp asafoetida
  11. 1 onion
  12. 1 Tomato
  13. 2 piece pumpkin
  14. 1 potato
  15. 1 tb sp peas
  16. 2 red dried whole red chilli
  17. To taste salt
  18. 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
  19. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  20. 1 tsp sambhar powder
  21. For making tamarind pulp:
  22. 1 ball of tamarind
  23. 1/2 bowl water

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