Sambar

Recipe:

Ingredients:

Toor dal - 1 cup

Chopped vegetables (like carrots, cauliflower, potato etc) - 1 cup

Water - 2.5 cups

Green chillies - 6 (if you want it spicy, else adjust accordingly)

Tamarind

Oil

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Chana dal - 1 tsp

Hing - a pinch of it

Curry leaves

Onion - 1

Red chilly powder - 4 tsp

Garam masala powder - 0.5 tsp

Salt

Jaggery - a small piece

Coriander leaves - to garnish

Preparation:

1. Wash toor dal, add chopped vegetables, water, green chillies and turmeric powder and bring pressure cook it till the dal becomes soft.

2. In a pan, heat oil for tadka. Add mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, hing, curry leaves and onion. Let it cook for some time. Add this tadka to the boiled dal.

3. Soak tamarind in warm water. Add this tamarind juice to the boiled dal.

4. Add red chilly powder, garam masala powder, salt and a bit of jaggery and let it boil for 5 -10 mins.

5. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve it hot with rice.