Sambar:

• 1 cup - Moong dhal
• 1 medium,  - Onion, chopped
• 2 chopped - Tomato
•  ½ cup - Peas
• 2 count - Green chillies
• ¼ tsp - Turmeric powder
• Salt – as per taste
• Hing – a pinch
• 2½ cup - Water

• 2 - Small brinjal

• 1 - Potato

• 1 - Small carrots

• 1 tbsp - Tamarind extract

• 1/8 tsp Asafoetida

• Sambar powder

Seasoning:

• 1 tsp - Oil/ghee
• 1 tsp - Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp - Urad dal
• 1 tsp - Chana dal
• ½ cup - Onion - finely chopped
• one twig - Curry leaves
• ½ cup - Coriander leaves

• Pressure cook dal for 3 whistles, mash and keep aside.
• Chop onion, vegetables, tomatoes, slit green chillies.
• Heat kadai/pan with oil/ghee and temper with the items given under ‘Seasoning’
• Add onion and fry till transparent.
• Add the vegetables and tomato together and fry in medium flame for 2 minutes.
• Add little salt while frying for easy cooking of the vegetables.
• Add required water and the tamarind and boil till the vegetables get cooked.
• Add the curry leaves, coriander leaves, salt, asafoetida. Lastly add the sambar powder and bring to boil.
• Add the cooked dal and mix well. Adjust water as needed to get a sambar consistency. Bring to boil and garnish with coriander leaves.
• The sambar is very mild, so perfect for kids,
• Add tamarind less as mentioned, that’s the speciality of this sambar..