Sambar

Ingredients:

• Toor Dal - 1/2 cup 
• Tamarind - 1 Tbsp (Gooseberry Size)
• Ladies finger - 12 No's
• Onion - 1 Medium (Small Shallots or Regular)
• Tomato - 1 Medium
• Green chillies - 4 No's
• Sambar powder - 1 1/2tsps (Home made or MTR Powder)
• Turmeric - 1/4 Tsp 
• Salt - 1 1/2 Tsps or To Taste 
• Jaggery - 1 Tsp
• Water - As Required
• Oil - 3 Tsp
• Mustard - 1 Tsp
• Methi Seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Jeera - 1 Tsp
• Asafoetida (Hing) - 1/4 Tsp
• Curry leaves - 1 Spring
• Coriander - 2 Springs

Preparations:

1. Soak tamarind in hot water.Pressure cook 1/2 cup dal with 1 1/4 cups of water for 4 whistles. 
2. Clean and pat dry ladies finger with a clean kitchen towel. Cut into 1 inch pieces. 
3. Cube onion, tomato and slit green chillies.
4. Heat a pan and add oil for tempering. Add Mustard, after it splutters, add Methi seeds followed by Jeera. Add asafoetida and then curry leaves. Add onion, fry till transparent and then add green chilli.
5. Add tomatoes and fry for a minute. Add cut ladies finger and fry in a medium flame stirring 
6. occasionally to avoid burning.
7. Mean while, extract tamarind juice and add to it.Add water and bring it to boil. 
8. Add turmeric, sambar powder, asafoetida,jaggery and salt. Boil until the ladies finger gets cooked. 
9. Roughly mash the cooked dal with a ladle.Add dal to the boiling sambar and boil for 5 minutes or until the required consistency arrives. 
10. Garnish with fresh curry leaves and coriander leaves.

Note: 

You can also add any other vegetables like Carrot, Bottlegaurd, Brinjal, Drumsticks,Green Peas, Beans  etc...