Wash and soak toor dal overnight or at least 1 hour in hot water
Soak tamarind in 1 + 1/2 cup of water and extract the juice
Turn on IP in “SAUTE” mode and add coconut oil and when IP display, shows “hot”
Add mustard seed, fenugreek seeds and let them splutter
Furthermore, add chayote and tomatoes; saute for 5 minutes
Add turmeric powder, sambar powder give a quick mix
Press “cancel”
Add toor dal, water, and mix well. Make sure nothing is stuck to the pan
Furthermore add few drops of sesame oil
Turn on “rice” mode and cook. do natural pressure release
Open the IP and mix everything well
Add filtered tamarind extract, salt and boil for 10 minute
Finally, add Asafoetida, curry leaves, coriander leaves, a pinch of sugar, mix well and cook for 5 minutes. Tasty instant pot sambar is ready