Idly or dosa Sambar.

This sambar is used as side dish along with idly and dosa ,this is different from sambar that we cook for rice.

Ingredients:

Thoor dhal - 3/4 cup

Brinjal - 1/2 the medium sized

Onion - 1/2 the medium sized

Potato - 1 medium

Tomato - 1 medium

Green chilly - 4 no

Tamarind - 1/2 the lemon size (1/2 teaspoon if it is tamarind paste)

Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Salt - as needed

For garnishing

Oil - 2 table spoons

Mustard seeds - 1/4 teaspoon

Urad - 1/4 teaspoon

Asafoetida - 1/4 teaspoon

Jeera - 1 pinch

Methi seeds - 1 pinch

red chilly - 1 no

Curry leaves - 4 nos

Coriander leaves - 1 table spoon

Method

1.Wash and soak the toor dhal for 1/2 hr.Chop onion, brinjal,tomato,green chilly and potato and put it along with the dhal and cook in pressure cooker for 4 whistles.

2.Soak tamarind along with salt and take juice out of it.

3.When the cooker gets cooled take the boiled dhal and vegetables and pour it in a vessel add tamarind juice and turmeric powder allow it to boil for 5 mins.

4.In a small kadai pour the oil when it gets hot add the mustard ,asafoetida when it starts splattering add urad, jeera,methi seeds,red chilly and curry leaves when urad turns brown pour it in the boiling sambar.That's all sambar is ready now finally garnish it with coriander leaves.