Hotel sambhar - Type 2

Ingredients:

• Tuvar dal - 1 cup
• Small onion - 1 cup [ peeled ]
• Radish - 1 [ peeled and chopped ]
• Brinjal - 1  cut in to cubes
• White pumpkin - small piece chopped 
• Drumstick - 1 [ cut in to small pieces.
• Tomato - 2 [ chopped ]
• Salt - as required
• Garlic - 2 flakes [ crushed ]
• Tumeric powder- 1/2 tsp
• Red chilli powder - 11/2 tsp
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
• Jaggery -  small piece
• Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
• Chopped coriander  leaves - little
• Ghee - 1 tsp

For grinding masala:

• Coriander seeds - 3 tbsp
• Channa dal - 2 tssp'
• Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - little
• Dry red chilli - 5 to 6
• Asafoetida - a pinch
• Grated coconut - 2 tsp

Method:

Take a pressure cooker, add  tuvarr dal along with  ghee, turmeric and required water. Mix well and close the cooker and wait for 6 to 7 whistles to come. Mean time take a pan, add little oil and fry all required ingredients till it change into golden brown, remove from the gas and make it cool and grind along with coconut to a smooth  powder and keep aside. Same kadai, add oil. When the oil becomes hot, add small onion, crushed garlic, stir nicely then add all other vegetables and mix well.  Add all dry masalas, tamarind paste, required water and ground masala powder. Mix well and allow to boil till all vegetables becomes soft. Now add mashed tuvar dal and stir well. Check salt when the sambhar gets ready. Then add chopped coriander leaves. Finely add 1 tsp of ghee and remove from the gas. Serve with idli, dosa, rice etc.