Name: Instant Tomato Sambar recipe by Vanitha Bhat at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 4 vine ripened (sour) tomatoes, chopped; 2 green chilies, chopped; 1 medium sized onion, cubed; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1/8 tsp fenugreek seeds/methi; ½ tsp hing/asafetida powder; Few sprigs curry leaves; 1 tbsp sambar powder (homemade or store bought); Salt to taste; 2 tbsp ghee or coconut oil; Finely chopped coriander leaves or cilantro for garnishing

ABOUT Instant Tomato Sambar RECIPE

Spicy, tangy and instant sambar with just tomato and onions! Ready in less than 15 minutes, it goes perfect with dosas, idlis and even rice!

Ingredients Serving: 2

4 vine ripened (sour) tomatoes, chopped
2 green chilies, chopped
1 medium sized onion, cubed
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/8 tsp fenugreek seeds/methi
½ tsp hing/asafetida powder
Few sprigs curry leaves
1 tbsp sambar powder (homemade or store bought)
Salt to taste
2 tbsp ghee or coconut oil
Finely chopped coriander leaves or cilantro for garnishing

Instructions

Blend tomatoes, chopped green chilies and onions to a coarse puree; not too fine; you need a bit of texture in the sambar.
Heat oil or ghee in a deep saucepan or kadai and once hot, add the mustard seeds. When the seeds start to splutter, add the methi seeds, curry leaves and hing. Fry on medium heat for a few seconds.
Tip in the tomato-onion puree along with some water, depending upon how thick or thin you want your sambar. Add sambar powder and salt to taste along with a pinch of sugar (to balance the acidity and sourness of the tomatoes) and mix well.
Bring to a boil and once it comes to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat, garnish with chopped cilantro and serve hot with idlis , dosas or even parathas or puris. This tastes excellent with hot steamed rice with a vegetable stir fry on the side!

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