Cranberry Sambar
Sambar is a most popular staple food in India. Lentils based vegetable stew or soup is highly nutritious and packed with proteins, vitamins and minerals from lentils and vegetables. A complete balanced meal when served with some rice or Rava idli. Sambar is VEGAN, GLUTEN-FREE, NUT-FREE.
Ingredients
FOR DAL:
- ½ cup TOOR DAL (SPLIT PIGEON PEAS)
- 1-½ cup water
- ¼ teaspoon TURMERIC POWDER
- salt to taste
FOR VEGGIES:
- 1 cup lauki (bottle gourd), peeled and chop into small pieces
- 1 medium onion, chop into small pieces
- 1 medium tomato, chop into small pieces
- 1-2 green chili, chopped
- ½ inch ginger, chopped
- 6-8 fresh or frozen VEGETABLE DRUMSTICKS
- ½ cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- ½ cup water
- ¼ tsp TURMERIC POWDER
- salt to taste
FOR TEMPERING:
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon MUSTARD SEEDS
- ⅛ teaspoon HING (asafoetida)
- 1-2 WHOLE RED DRIED CHILI
- 1 sprig fresh or dry curry leaves
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
- 1 tablespoon SAMBAR MASALA POWDER
- ½ teaspoon RED CHILI POWDER to taste
- Handful of fresh cilantro chopped
Instructions
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:
INSTANT POT CRANBERRY SAMBAR:
- Rinse the tuvar dal few times, until water runs clear.
- Add the rinsed dal into the inner pot of IP, add water, turmeric powder, salt to taste.
- Add all the vegetables to the insert, add some water, turmeric powder, salt to taste.
- Place a trivet, place the insert with vegetables on the trivet.
- Close Instant Pot, vent on sealing position. Select Manual / Pressure cook mode for 12 minutes.
- After the Instant Pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally.
- Open the Instant Pot, carefully remove the insert using the tongs.
- Turn on the saute mode, add the vegetables to the inner pot.
- Add some sambar masala, red chili powder. Mix well.
- Bring the mixture to a boil. Adjust the seasoning.
FOR TEMPERING:
- On a stove top, heat some oil in a pan, when oil is hot, add mustard seeds, let the seeds splutter.
- Reduce the heat to low, add asafoetida, whole dry red chili, curry leaves.
- Turn off the heat, add the tempering over the sambar. Mix well. Enjoy!
Notes
- WHAT LENTILS ARE USED FOR MAKING SAMBAR - please refer to the post discussed earlier.
- WHAT VEGETABLES ARE USED FOR MAKING SAMBAR - please refer to the post discussed earlier.
- TIPS FOR THE BEST CRANBERRY SAMBAR - please refer to the post discussed earlier.
- SERVING SUGGESTIONS FOR CRANBERRY SAMBAR - please refer to the post discussed earlier.
- HOW TO STORE CRANBERRY SAMBAR - please refer to the post discussed earlier.
- FOR STOVE TOP PRESSURE COOKER - Follow the same recipe as discussed. After the first whistle reduce the heat to low, and cook for 12 minutes. Rest of the recipe is same as Instant Pot.
Disclaimer
Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.
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