Ingredient-
• 1cup/150 gm Toor dal
• 1 big onion sliced
• 1/2 onion into cubes
• 2 tamatoes chopped
• 1 small pumpkin chopped
• 1 brinijal chopped
• 1 drumstick chopped
• 1 small bottle gourd chopped
• 1 tbsp grated ginger
• 2-3 tbsp tamarind pulp
Fresh coriander
• 2 tbsp sambhar powder
• 1/2 tbsp black pepper powder
• 1/4 tbsp turmeric-powder
• 1/2 tbsp Red chilli powder
Salt as per taste
Piece of jaggery
For Tadka-
• 1 tbsp oil
• 2 red chilli
• 1/2 tbsp kashmiri red chilli powder
• 1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
• 1/4 tbsp fenugreek seeds
• 1/2 pinch Asafoetida
• 10-12 curry leaves
Procedure-
Wash and soak 2 tbsp of toor dal in lukewarm water for 20-25 minutes. Chopped all the vegetables. Take tamarind and soak it in warm water for 30 minutes. After 25 minutes add dal and 2 tbsp of water to the mixer and blend the dal coarsely. Then Add chopped veggies, 1/4 tbsp of turmeric powder, coarsely dal, 2 cups of water, salt as per taste to the cooker.Cook the sambhar till it whistles. Mash the tamarind and filter the pulp through a sieve. After a whistle, cook the sambhar over low heat for 2 minutes then add 1 more cup of water if needed, 1/2 tbsp of red chilli powder, 1 tbsp of sambhar masala, 2 tbsp of tamarind pulp to the sambhar and cook it for 3-4 minutes.
Now, heat 1 tbsp of oil in the tadka pan, add 1/2 tbsp of mustard seeds, 1/2 pinch hing, 1/4 tbsp of fenugreek seeds, 10-12 curry leaves, 2 red chillies, 1pinch red chilli powder to the oil and mix well. Mix tadka to the sambhar.
Sambhar is ready to serve.