Delicious Sambar

Ingredients:

• toor dal-                             1 cup (red gram dal) (kandi pappu)
• lady fingers                        4
• brinjal small
• onion small                         6
• tamarind-                           1 lemon size
• oil-                                        2tbs
• mustard seeds-                  1 tbp.
• salt to taste,
• curry leaves
• coriander leaves
• jagerry                                    1tbp

for masala 

• coriander seeds-     2 tbp
• chena dal-                1tbs
• menthi seeds-          1 tbs
• red chillies-               2to3
• fresh coconut              1/2 cup 
• cumin seeds                1/2 tbs

Procedure

1. Fry dry mirchi, coriander seeds, chena dal, menthi seeds,cumin seeds on a dry pan till they become golden in colour. Add grated coconut, and paste the above ingredients in a grinder.  Keep it aside.
2. cook toor dal in a pressure cooker.
3. Extract tamarind pulp using a cup of water.
4. Now heat oil in a thick bottom vessel  add cumin and mustard seeds heat them till they splutter.
5. Add cooked dal and tamarind pulp, vegetable pieces,onions,salt,turmeric powder, jaggery,  tomato pieces and cook until vegetable become soft.( add sufficient water).
6. Now add grinded  masala and cook for another 5 minutes. 
7. Delicious sambar is ready to serve with rice or idli.

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