One pot beetroot sambar -How to make step by step photos

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, South India | Cooking Time: 10 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Take with: Idli, Dosa, Rice, Chapathi | Type : Sambar, Gravy, kulambu, curry, masala.

How to make One pot beetroot sambar video

Ingredients

• Beetroot – 1 cup [cut into circles]
• Toor dal – ¼ cup
• Tamarind water – 1/4 cup [soak 1 inch size tamarind in warm water, squeeze &extract water]
• Tomato – 1 [chopped]
• Onion [Shallots] - 7
• Green chilli – 1 [slit]
• Garlic – 3 cloves
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Coriander leaves – 2 springs [chopped]
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Sambar powder - 2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Asafetida a pinch
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water as needed

Method

• Wash toor dal.
• Heat pressure cooker add oil, mustard, chana dal, & urad dal fry for a min.
• Add fenugreek powder saute for a min
• Add curry leaves, asafoetida, green chilli, onion, saute well
• Add garlic, turmeric, red chilli powder, tomato, beetroot, mix well
• Add toor dal, saute for a min
• Add water, cover lid & cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
• Then add tamarind water, cook for 5 min
• Add coriander leaves, cut off heat
• Then serve hot with rice, idli or dosa.

How to make One pot beetroot sambar-Step by step photos

Heat pressure cooker, add 2 tbsp oil

Add chana dal, urad dal

Add curry leaves, asafoetida

Add garlic, green chilli & onion

Add fenugreek powder

Add tomato

Add beetroot

Add turmeric powder

Add red chilli powder

Add sambar powder

Saute for 2 min

Add Toor dal

Add salt

Add water

Boil for 2 min

Cover lid

Cook for 4 whistles

Remove steam, mash well

Add tamarind water

Add coriander leaves, cut off heat

Perfect beetroot sambar ready

Serve hot with rice, idli, dosa