Sambar

Ingredients:

Toor dal- 1 cup

Vegetables – 1 cup ( Ex: beans, potato, peas, carrots. You can use any vegetables of your choice)

Tamarind juice – 4 to 5 tbspns

Jaggery – little less than the size of a small lemon.

Tomato – 1 big

Geera – 1 tspn

Mustard seeds – 1 tspn.

Curry leaves

Coriander for garnishing.

Salt to taste.

Red chilli powder – 1 tspn

Turmeric powder – ½ tspn

Sambar powder – 1½  tbspn.

Water – 3 cups

Oil – 1 tbspn

Cooking Method:

• Take 3 cups of water in a sauce pan. When water starts to boil add washed toor dal. When it startes boiling again add chopped tomatoes. Alternatively you can pressure cook the toordal with 3 cups of water and tomatoes. You can also cook vegetables in it. Or choose your way of cooking the toor dal.
• Boil vegetables and keep aside.
• Take the water left behind after boiling toordal and vegetables and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a sauce pan. Add geera and mustard, let them splutter.
• Add curry leaves, tamarind juice and jaggery. Bring it to boil.
• Then add salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, sambar powder and all the boiled vegetables. Cook for 2 mins.
• Meanwhile mash toor dal and add it to the boiling mixture.
• Cook for 5-10 mins and garnish with coriander.

Serving Suggestion:

Serve hot with idli, rice, dosa etc. its yummy.