Easy Sambhar

Ingredients :

• Toor dahl   - 1/2 cup
• Tomato - 2 [ medium ]
• Onion - 2 [ chopped ]
• Dry red chili - 5 to 6
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - as required
• Vegetables - 1 cup [ brinjal, drumstick, ladies finger ]
• Green chilli - 2
• Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
• Curry leaves - few

For seasoning :

• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
• Small onion - 10
• Oil  2 tsp

For grinding masala :

Fry onion, tomato, red chili, curry leaves along with grated coconut in a mixer to a smooth paste and keep aside.

Method :

First boil the toor dal  in a small cooker adding 3 small onion, 1/2 tomato, 1 green chili, curry leaves and  turmeric.  Close the cooker and wait for 4 whistle to come.  After opening cooker, mash the dal, add salt, turmeric, vegetables, ground masala and tamarind paste and required water. Mix well and close the cooker and allow 1 whistle to come. After the pressure goes, open the cooker and garnish with coriander leaves. Keep a small kadai, add oil. When the oil becomes hot, add seasoning,  wait the mustard seeds to pop, and the onion change in to light brown then add it to the sambhar.  Serve with idli, dosa and steamed rice.