Sambar / Pappu Pulusu

                                

Ingredients :

• 1 cup Toor Dal
• 2 Brinjals
• 2 Ladys Finger
• 2 no Onions
• 2 no Tomatoes
• 1 Carrot
• 1 Drum Stick
• 2 Green Chillies
• small lime size Tamarind
• 1 pinch Turmeric powder
• 1 sp RedChilli Powder
• 1 sp Sambar Powder
• 1 pinch Hingu
• 1/4 sp Sugar / Jaggery
• Salt to taste

For Popu :

• 1/2 sp Mastard Seeds
• 1/2 sp Cumin Seeds
• 1 Red Chilli crocked
• Curry Leaves
• 2 sp Oil

Preparation :

• Soak tamarind in water for 15 mins and then extract the juice from it, & keep aside.
• Cut onions, tomotoes and vegetables. Slit green chillies length wise & keep aside.
• Pressure cook toor dal, when it cool remove the lid and mash it & keep aside.
• Heat oil in pan add mustard, cumin seeds and red chilli, fry for 1min.
• When they splutter add green chillies, chopped onion &  chopped vegetables.
• Pour enough water to cook all the vegetables.
• Cover & cook till all the vegetables are cooked.
• Add two cups of tamarind water, salt, curry leaves & jaggery.
• Add turmeric, redchilli powder, cook for 5 mins on medium flame.
• Now add mashed dal, hingh & sambar powder and stir well.
• Cook for few mins on low flame & turn of the heat.
• Transfer into a serving bowl. Mukkala sambar is ready to serve.
• Serve with white rice, idly or dosa.