Instant Pot Sambhar Lentils With Tamarind Paste

Ingredients

• Lentils
• For the first cooking cycle
• 1/2 cup toor dal (split pigeon peas)
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup drained canned diced tomatoes
• 1 yellow onion, coarsely chopped
• 4 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• Sambhar spice mix, recipe follows
• For the second cooking cycle
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup frozen pearl onions
• 1/2 cup cut frozen green beans
• 1 tablespoon tamarind concentrate
• For the tadka
• 1 tablespoon ghee
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 2 dried red chiles
• 4 or 5 fresh curry leaves
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
• Sambhar spice mix
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut
• 1 tablespoon chana dal (split brown chickpeas)
• 1 tablespoon urad dal (split black lentils)
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
• 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• 5 to 10 fresh curry leaves
• 2 to 5 dried red chiles

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