Hotel Sambhar [ Easily we can make it at home ]

Ingredients :

• Tuvarr dal - 1/2 cup
• Red tomato - 1 [ roughly chopped ]
• Carrot, red pumpkin, brinjal, [ all together ] - 1/2 cup
• Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp [ thin pulp ]
• Coriander leaves - little
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Salt - as required

To grind :

• Fried channa dal - 2 tsp
• Fresh grated coconut - 1 tbsp
• Tomato - 1 [ chopped ]
• Dry red chillies -4 to 5 ( fried in oil )
• Sambhar powder - 2 tsp [ heaped ]

For seasoning :

• Oil - 2 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Broken black gram - 1/2 tsp
• Dry red chilli - 1 [ broken]
• Small onion - 8 to 10
• Asafoetida - a pinch
• Methi seeds - 1/4  tsp
• Green chilli - 1 [ slit ]
• Curry leaves - little

Method :

Wash the tuvar dal and pressure cook along with turmeric powder. Allow for atleast 6 to 7 whistles to come. After the pressure leaves, add little water to that, mash well and keep aside. Meantime, grind all the ingredients in a mixer to a smooth paste and keep aside. Then take the same pressure cooker [ wash and take ] keep on the gas. Add oil to that. When the oil becomes hot, add seasoning one by one. When the dal changes into brown and the red chilli becomes crisp, add onion and other vegetablesto that. Mix well. Then pour the mash dal above the vegetables. Add salt, turmeric, red chilli powder, tamarind pulp, along with ground masala and sugar. Mix well and check the salt. Close the cooker and wait for 3 whistles to come. After the pressure goes, open the cooker and garnish with chopped coriander leaves and curry leaves. Your tasty sambhar is ready to serve with idli, dosa and steamed rice.