Sambar -1 (my favourite version)

Ingredients

Toor dal (yellow lentils) -1/4 cup

Onion -1

Potato -1

Carrot -1

Tomato -1

Drumstick -1

Okra (Ladies finger) -5 -7

Green chillies -2

Garlic -3 pods

Tamarind -a small piece

Turmeric powder

Salt

For sambar masala

Grated coconut - 3tbs

Toor dal - 1tbs

Raw rice -1 tbs

Urad dal -1tbs

Chana dal -1 tbs

Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds -1/4 tsp

Curry leaves 2-3 sprigs

Asafoetida powder -less than 1/4 tsp

Whole Red chilly -4

Coriander powder - 2 1/2 tbs

Pepper corns -3

Preparation

Soak tamarind in little water and keep it aside.

In a pan take some oil and roast grated coconut till light brown in colour,add rest of the ingredients and roast again until it becomes dark in colour.Grind it to smooth paste by adding litle water.

Cook toor dal in a pressure cooker . Add all the chopped vegetables except drumsticks and okra (ladies finger) along with green chillies,turmeric powder and crushed garlic .Add salt.After 5-8 minutes add drumsticks and cook again for 2-3 minutes.Finally add okra and add the tamarind water .When Okra is almost cooked add the sambar masala and cook again for few minutes.

Add some coriander leaves.

Tempering

Take oil in a pan and sputter mustard seeds and add whole red chillies and curry leaves. Add this to sambar.