Udipi Sambar

Ingredients
Toor dhal:1/2 cup
Chopped vegetables (preferably brinjal/drumstick/yam)
Small onions (shallots):8
Tumeric powder:1/4 tsp
Hing: 1 pinch
Tomato (chopped): 1 medium sized
Tamarind: lemon sized
Grated jaggery:1 tsp (optional)


To roast and grind
Coriander seeds: 3 teaspoon
Channa dal: 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds: 1.5 teaspoon
Fenugreek:1/2 tsp
Urad dal: 1 tsp
Poppy seeds: 1/2 tsp
Grated coconut: 1/4 cup
Red chillies: 4


Procedure:
Step1:
Pressure cook toor dhal with enough water, turmeric powder and hing and mash it

Step2:
Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Then add the red onions and saute for 3 minutes.


Step3:
Now add chopped tomatoes and other vegatables and saute for another 3 minutes

Step4:
Add the tamarind extract and cook for another 5 minutes or until all the vegetables get cooked


Step5:
Dry roast the spices required for sambar powder and powder them.(Add the coconut after roasting the other spices)

Step5:
Add the mashed toor dhal,salt,grated jaggery and the ground sambar powder and cook for a couple of more minutes