Sambar

Ingredients:

Toor dal - 1 cup

Onion chopped - 2 nos

vegetables chopped- 1 1/2 cup (potato,okra,drumstick,carrot,beans,cucumber,any vegetables you like)

green chillies chopped - 2-3 nos

Tamarind pulp - 1 1/2 tsp

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Sambar powder - 2 tsp

Asafoetadia - 2 pinch

Salt to taste

Oil

Curry leaves

Mustard seeds

red chilli

Preparation Method

• Cook toor dal in a pressure cooker or any cooking vessel by adding salt water and onion chopped and 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder
• Dissolve tamarind pulp in water add chilli powder,turmeric powder, Sambar powder and Asafoetadia to make a paste
• Add the chopped vegetables to the cooked toor dal and add the tamarind - spice paste,salt and green chillies(Add water if needed..i usually add 1 1/2 cup water)
• Cook it again in a pressure cooker for 1 whistle .After you open the cooker.slow cook it again for 5 minutes,depending on the thickness you want for the sambar
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.When it starts to splutter add red chilies and curry leaves
• Pour it over the sambar