Sambar

ingredients:
 Kandi pappu(toor dal) 1cup
 Vegetables:
           Dosai kaya(indian Cucumber) 1
                         Cut into 1" size pcs
           Munaga kaya(Drum stick) 2
                         Cut into 2" size pcs
           Tomato(cut into cubes) 2
           Onion Big(cut into cubes) 1
           Green chilli (slit)2
           Bendakaya(okra) 5
                          Cut into 1" size pcs
Tamarind paste 2tsp
Sambar powder 1tsp
Salt to taste
Red chilli powder 1/2tsp(as per your spice level)
Turmeric powder(pasupu) 1/2tsp
Coriander leaves 2tsp
Oil 2tsp
Popu:
Mustard seeds 1/2tsp
Cumin seeds 1/2tsp
Channa dal, urad dal 1tsp
Curry leaves 10
Hing pinch

Preparation:
1. Wash the toor dal, add 2cups water, pressure cook for 3whistles, wait for 20 minutes remove the lid, mash the dal and keep aside.
2. Heat oil in a vessel, add popu items one by one and fry.
3.Add onion , green chilli fry for 1 minute, now add all vegetebles, salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder mix well and fry for 2 minutes.
4. Cover and cook the vegetables for 3-4 minutes, keep the stove on low-medium heat, stir occasionally, if needed add some water.
5. once vegetables cooked properly, add tamarind paste, 2-3 cups water, sambar powder mix well.
6. Now add mashed dal mix well check for salt and spicy, bring it to boil, add coriander leaves remove from the stove.

sambar is ready to serve...
Goes well with rice, dosa, idly.