Sambar in instant pot

Ingredients:

Toor dal-1 cup
Onion-1 medium
Tomatoes-2 medium
Sweet potato (purple)-1 big
Tamarind-lemon size
Jaggery-1'' cube
Salt-to taste
Green chillies-3 big
Sambhar powder-2 tbsp or to taste
Curry leaves-10
Hing-1/2 tsp
Turmeric-1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds-1 tsp
Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
Oil-2 tsp

Method:

1. Pressure cook dal with 3 cups of water for 15 min in instant pot pressure cook high setting. Mash properly and keep it aside.
2. While the dal cooks, cut all the vegetables. You can add whatever vegetables you like.
3. Take tamarind in a bowl, add water to cover it and microwave for 2 min. Let it cool before you extract juice of it. You can also use tamarind paste but the taste may be a little different.
4. Remove dal and transfer it to a bowl. In instant pot saute setting, add oil. After the oil heats up, add cumin and mustard seeds followed by  hing, turmeric, chopped green chillies and curry leaves. Cook for 30 sec.
5. Add onions and tomatoes. Cook for a minute.
6. Add sweet potatoes and other veggies if u are using. Mix well.
7. Now add salt, red chilly powder or paprika if using, sambhar powder, jaggery and cook for a minute. Add tamarind juice, mix properly and stir it for 2 min.
8. Transfer the mashed dal and mix properly. Add enough water so as to make it thin (roughly 3-4 cups water).
9. Adjust for salt and other spices and cook for 10 min in instant pot pressure cook high setting.
10. Sambhar is ready and you can serve it with rice, idlis, dosa etc.