Sambar

Usually prepared regularly in South India, is eaten along with Rice or Idly.

* 1 cup Toor Dal
* 1 teaspoon Tamarind
* 3 teaspoons Salt
* a pinch Turmeric
* 1 pinch Hing
* 3 Red chilies
* 1/ 4 cup Grated coconut
* 1 teaspoon Mustard
* 10 Coriander leaves
* 1 Green peppers cut into pieces
* 1 Onion chopped
* 1 Tomato cut into pieces
* 2 teaspoons Channa Dal
* 3 teaspoons Dhania seeds


Boil the toor dal with 3 cups of water. Fry channa dal, dhania seeds, hing, and red chilies for a few minutes, and then fry them with the grated coconut. Grind the above mixture with water. Fry the green pepper in oil for a few minutes. Boil the tamarind paste, water, salt, turmeric, tomato and vegetables.

Add the mixture from step 3 and cook for about 5 minutes. Add boiled dal and bring it to a boil. In the meantime fry the mustard seeds and onion. Add the above ingredients & coriander leaves to the mixture.