Sambhar

Ingredients:

Tuvar Dal                  -2 cup
Fresh Vegetables       -1/4 kg (Drumstick,Green Pepper,Eggplant,Okra,Dudhi)
Fenugreek seeds        -1/4 tsp
Red chillies                -3
Green chillies             -3
Sambhar powder        -1 tsp
Curry leaves               -2 strands
Hing                           -a pinch
Salt                             -1 tsp  / to taste
Mustard                      -2 tsp
Tamarind paste          -1/4 tsp
Cooking oil                -2 tbsp

Method:

Wash and dice all the vegetables.
Boil water and cook the dal with turmeric and salt.
Separate the cooked dal and the water, and keep them aside.
cook the vegetables in the tuvar dal water.
After the veggies are cooked, add tamarind paste.
Now add the cooked thuvar dal and simmer for a few more minutes.
Heat some oil in a pan, splutter mustard, then add methi, red chillies, green chillies, curry leaves, hing, turmeric, and sambhar powder and keep frying for a few minutes.
Season the sambhar with the above prepared tadka.
Garnish with coriander. .