Sambhar

Ingredients
Toor dal (arhar dal) 1/2 cup
Sambhar onions, peeled 10-12
Tomatoes 2 chopped
Pumpkin, peeled, 1 inch cubes 8 pieces
Carrot 1 chopped
Drumsticks 10 pieces
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Oil 4 tbsp
Asafoetida a pinch
Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
Whole dry red chillies 4
Curry leaves 10-12
Tamarind pulp 1 tbsp
Sambhar powder 1 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped 1/4 cup

Method

Wash and pressure-cook dal in three cups of water with turmeric powder and one tsp oil.

Mash the cooked dal lightly with a wooden spoon.
Boil pumpkin and drumsticks in two cups of water with salt till tender.
Heat remaining oil in a thick-bottomed pan, add asafoetida, mustard seeds, broken red chillies, curry leaves and sambhar onions and sauté.
Add tomatoes and sauté.
Add half a tsp of sambhar masala and sauté for a minute.
Add mashed dal and stir to mix well. Add tamarind pulp to the boiling vegetables and mix.
Add this mixture to the dal mixture, mix well and let it come to a boil.
Add the remaining sambhar masala and mix again. Adjust salt.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves
Serve hot with idli, dosa, medu vada or steamed rice.

Tip :
You can use different vegetables like okra, eggplant, radish etc

Cooking Time : 30 minutes
Servings : 4