Sambar

Ingredients:
Toor Dal: 1 Cup
Tamarind: Lemon size
Vegetables: 2 cups chopped into big chunks, choice might be(Carrots, Drumsticks, Bottle guard, Small onions, Brinjal, Radish etc )
Turmeric powder: 1/4 Tsp
Red Chilli Powder: 1 Tsp
Sambar Powder( You can get it from any Indian stores)-- 2 Tsp
Jaggary: 1/4 lemon size
Salt to taste
For seasoning:
Oil --2 Tsp
Mustard Seeds: 1/4 Tsp
Fenugreek Seeds: 1/4 Tsp
Cumin Seeds: 1/4 Tsp
Curry leaves: 10
Red chillies: 2
Garlic cloves: 2


Procedure:

• Soak tamarind.
• Cook the Toor dal in pressure cooker till tender then mash.
• Cook vegetables with little salt, chilli powder and turmeric powder in cooker for 1 whistle.
• Extract pulp from the tamarind and add to the cooked vegetables and boil it in open pan.
• Add the mashed Dal to the above mixture.
• Put sambar powder at this point.
• Add salt if required.
• Boil for 5-8 minutes then add jaggery to it.
• Then add seasoning with the above ingredients to the sambar.
• Serve hot with Rice.