Pappu Pulusu

Ingredients:

Toor Dal/Kandi Pappu - 1 Cup
Mixed vegetables - 2 Cups 
Small Sambar Onions (or Shallots) - 8 to 10 No's or 1 Small Regular Onion
Tomatoes - 1 Medium
Green chillies - 3 to 4 No's (Slit Length Wise)
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Water - 3 Cups or As required
Tamarind - 1 Big Lemon Sized
Jaggery - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp or To Taste
Oil - 5 tsps
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 3/4 tsp
Methi Seeds - 3/4 tsp
Red Chillies - 4 to 5 No's
Asafoetida/Hing - 1/4 tsp
Curry Leaves - Few
Coriander Leaves - Few Springs

Preparations:

1. Pressure cook 1 cup of Toor Dal with 2 cups of water.
2. Soak tamarind in hot water for 15 mins and extract its juice and keep aside.
3. In a heavy bottomed vessel, add the chopped mixed vegetables, (like Lady's Finger, Carrot, Drumsticks, Brinjal,Sweet Potato etc...) sliced onions,tomatoes, green chillies and Turmeric powder. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and let the vegetables get cooked.
4. Once vegetables are cooked, add the cooked and mashed dal,water, tamarind extract, salt and Jaggery and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let it simmer for 8-10 minutes, till the rawness of the tamarind disappears.
5. Heat a pan and add Oil to it.Add the mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add the cumin seeds, Methi seeds, Red chillies and fry for a few seconds till they turn brown. Add Hing and curry leaves and immediately add to the dal-vegetable mixture.
6. Simmer for a minute or two and turn off heat. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and keep covered for 10 mts before serving.
7. Serve with hot steamed rice and Vadiyaalu and Appadam.