Sambhar

Preparation time: 5-10 mins

Cooking time : 10 mins

Ingredients : 

• Tuar Dal - 1/2 cup
• Water - 400 ml
• Drumstick - handful frozen or 1 long fresh ( Optional ) Or
• Bean - hadful frozen
• Onion -1 small ( chopped rough )
• Tomato - 1 big ( chopped rough )
• Tamaridn paste - 1 tspn
• Green chilli - 2-3
• Curry leaves - 5-6 
• Mustard seeds -  1/2 tspn
• Asafoetida powder/hing - 1 pinch
• MTR Sambhar powder - 1 tspn
• Chilli powder - 1 tspn
• Salt -1 tspn

 Steps :

1. Pressure cook - Tuar dal ,  chopped onion , chopped tomato , green chilli , Spices , tamarind paste  - for 2 -3 whistles on medium low flame.
2. In a separate vessel boil beans or Drumsticks for 10 mins ( or micowave it for 10 mins in little water).
3. Once the dal is cooked , smash it gently & quickly with a spoon or hand blender ( make sure dal does not  becomes like a paste).
4. Then temper the dal with Curry leaves , mustard seeds & Asafoetida. And add the steamed beans or Drumsticks.

Sambhar is ready to be served with Rice !