Sambar

Take 3 cups of water in a sauce pan. When water starts to boil add washed toor dal. When it sartes boiling again add chopped tomatoes. Alternatively you can pressure cook the toordal with 3 cups of water and tomatoes. You can also cook vegetables in it.
Boil vegetables and keep aside.
Take the water left behind after boiling toordal and vegetables and keep aside.
Heat oil in a sauce pan. Add geera and mustard, let them splutter.
Add curry leaves, tamarind juice and jaggery. Bring it to boil.
Then add salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, sambar powder and all the boiled vegetables. Cook for 2 mins.
Meanwhile mash toor dal and add it to the boiling mixture.
Cook for 5-10 mins and garnish with coriander.


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