One Pot Idli Sambar | Pressure cooker Idli Sambar Recipe
Sambar is a staple side dish for idli, dosa, pongal and other tiffin varieties in South India. It’s difficult to resist its aromatic flavours. I like to add vegetables into it to enhance its nutritional value. In this blog, I will be showing you how to prepare one-pot sambar usingPrestige Svachh Triply Outer Lid Pressure Cooker. This pressure cooker makes the cooking process hassle-free as it has an innovative Deep Lid that controls the spillage of starchy water.
This one-pot recipe is suitable for bachelors and working women as they can prepare it easily during the busy morning hours. You can prepare it within 10 minutes by adding simple ingredients like onions, tomato, carrots, and beans. I have been using this Prestige Svachh stainless steel pressure cooker for the past two years. It has a Unique Deep Stainless Steel Lid designed to prevent froth from flowing down the pressure cooker.
This cooker also has a Revolutionary Pressure Indicator that acts as a locking device. It cannot be opened if the pressure inside the cooker is too high. On most days, I do pot-in-pot cooking by placing a small vessel with chopped vegetables over the dal to prepare both the dishes simultaneously. Its both time and fuel saving for me.
Friends, do try this easy and simple one pot, pressure cooker sambar and enjoy with Idli, dosa, pongal and other tiffin varieties.
One pot idli sambar – Pressure cooker idli sambar recipe
One pot idli sambar – Pressure cooker idli sambar recipe
Heat oil in Prestige pressure cooker. Splutter mustard seeds, methi seeds, curry leaves, red chilli and hing.
Lower the flame completely. Add turmeric, red chilli powder, coriander powder and sambar powder. Mix quickly.
Add chopped onion, chopped carrot, beans and mix quickly. Add washed toor dal. Add required water, jaggery and salt. Lastly add one whole tomato.
Cover the lid and pressure cook in low flame for 2 whistles. Open the cooker after the steam is released.
Mash the dal well. Boil for a minute if sambar is watery. Garnish with coriander leaves and add a tsp of ghee.
Serve with Idli, dosa and pongal.
METHOD – STEP BY STEP PICTURES
Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Splutter mustard seeds, methi seeds, curry leaves, red chilli and hing.
Lower the flame completely and add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and sambar powder. Mix quickly.
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.
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.
Boil for few minutes if the sambar is watery. If its 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 !
Note
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.
Try this easy, healthy one pot idli sambar. You will love it.
