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# Tomato Sambar Recipe
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| **Prep time** | 10 min |
| **Cook time** | 30 min |
| **Total time** | 40 min |
| **Serves** | 4 servings |
## Ingredients
### for pressure cooking:
* 2 400 gm tomato, chopped
* ½ cup toor dal *(washed)*
* 2 green chilli *(slit)*
* ½ tsp turmeric / haldi
* 1½ cup water
### for sambar:
* ½ onion *(thinly sliced)*
* ½ cup water
* ¼ cup tamarind extract
* 1 tsp salt
* 2 tbsp sambar powder
### for tempering:
* 2 tsp oil
* 1 tsp mustard
* pinch of hing / asafoetida
* 1 dried red chilli
* few curry leaves
## Instructions
1. firstly in a pressure cook 2 tomato, ½ cup toor dal, 2 green chilli, ½ tsp turmeric and 1½ cup water and for 5 whistles.
2. in a kadai, boil ½ onion in ½ cup water for 5 minutes.
3. pour in cooked dal, ¼ cup tamarind extract and 1 tsp salt. mix well.
4. boil for 8 minutes or till tamarind extract gets cooked completely.
5. further add 2 tbsp sambar powder and mix continuously without forming lumps.
6. boil for 5 minutes or till sambar gets cooked well.
7. meanwhile prepare tempering by heating 2 tsp oil.
8. add in 1 tsp mustard, pinch of hing, 1 dried red chilli and few curry leaves.
9. allow the tempering to splutter.
10. pour the tempering over sambar and mix well.
11. finally, serve tomato sambar or thakkali sambar with rice, dosa or idli.
## Step-by-step
firstly in a pressure cooker take 2 tomato, ½ cup toor dal, 2 green chilli and ½ tsp turmeric.
add in 1½ cup water and pressure cook for 5 whistles on medium flame or till dal gets cooked completely.
in a kadai, boil ½ onion in ½ cup water for 5 minutes.
whisk the cooked dal along with tomato till it forms smooth paste.
pour in cooked dal, ¼ cup tamarind extract and 1 tsp salt. mix well.
boil for 8 minutes or till tamarind extract gets cooked completely.
further add 2 tbsp [**sambar powder**](/recipes/sambar-powder-recipe-sambar-masala) and mix continuously without forming lumps.
boil for 5 minutes or till sambar gets cooked well.
meanwhile prepare tempering by heating 2 tsp oil.
add in 1 tsp mustard, pinch of hing, 1 dried red chilli and few curry leaves.
allow the tempering to splutter.
pour the tempering over sambar and mix well.
finally, serve **tomato sambar** or **thakkali sambar** with rice, [**dosa**](http://hebbarskitchen.com/recipes/south-indian-dosa-recipes/) or [**idli**](http://hebbarskitchen.com/recipes/south-indian-idli-recipes/).
## Video
## Notes
* firstly, cook the dal completely, else it will be difficult to mash.
* also, adjust the consistency of sambar based on your choice.
* further, cook the tamarind well, else rawness of tamarind will be present in **thakkali sambar** sambar.
* finally, **tomato sambar** or **thakkali sambar** taste great when prepared slightly spicy and tangy.
Original recipe by Hebbar's Kitchen: [https://hebbarskitchen.com/tomato-sambar-recipe-thakkali-sambar/](https://hebbarskitchen.com/tomato-sambar-recipe-thakkali-sambar/)
