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
Sent by Aruna Thapar
at : August 14, 2026
Step:
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.
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.
Now mash tamarind and strain it's pulp I. Vegetables and cook for 2 minutes so that tamarind gets coated well on vegetables.
Add these tamarind - veg mixture in arhar dal. Heat
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.
Serve hot with idli, dosa, vada or rice.
Ingredients
For preparing dal for sambhar:
1 bowl Arhar dal
2 bowls water
To taste salt
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
For making sambhar/tadka:
1 tb sp cooking oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds for seasoning vegetables
1/2 tsp mustard seeds for seasoning urad and chana dal