Sambar

INGREDIENTS:

1. Tomato - 1 (Large)
2. Onion - 1 (Medium)
3. Potato - 1 (Large)
4. Carrot - 1 (Large)
5. Toor Dal - 2 cups
6. Tamarind - 1/2 cup 
7. Seasoning ( Mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal) - each 1/4 tbsp
8. Hing - 1/4 tbsp
9. Shakti Sambar powder - 1 1/2 tbsp
10. Salt to taste
11. Oil - 2 tbsp

PROCEDURE:

1. Take toor dal and wash it 3 times with water. Then take a pressure cooker and add the washed toor dal and 2 cups of water. (1 cup toor dal = 2 cups water). Pressure cook for 4 whistles. Remove the cooker lid after all the pressure is out. Then mash the dal with spoon and keep it a side.

2. Take tamarind in a microwave safe bowl and add 1 cup water and little bit salt. Heat it in microwave for 2 mins. Then take the bowl out and keep it a side for 5 mins and let it cool. When it is cold enough mash it with your hand and take the tamarind juice out of that pulp. (if you need add some more water)

3. Now take a deep pan and add 2 tbsp oil and heat it. When the oil is hot enough add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal and hing. Fry them till urad dal turns golden brown. Then add chopped onions and fry them for 1 min.

4. Then add the tamarind juice, 6 cups of water, chopped tomato, potato, carrot, salt and mix them well and bring them to boil. Then to it add the mashed toor dal and sambar powder. Taste the sambar now to check for salt and sambar powder. Then add chopped cilantro and simmer for 10-12 mins.

5. Turn off the heat and serve the sambar with hot white rice. 

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