Paruppu sambar

Ingredients
Thoor dal - 1 cup
Sambar Onion - 5 to 8
Tomato - 1 big size
Green chilly - 1
Garlic pods - 5
Curry leaves - 1 spring
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 1 tblsp
Hing - generous pinch
Mustard - 1 tsp
urud dal - 1/2 tsp
Tamarind - 1 small piece
Water - 2 cups
Dry red chilly - 2
Coriander leaves - 2 tblsp
Salt as per need


Preparation
1. Soak thoor dal, onion, tomato, green chilly, garlic and turmeric powder in 1 cup of water for 15 min.
2. Pressure cook for 3 whistle. Blend with tamarind.

3. Use Paruppu chatti or mannu chatti (Terracota pots) for hand blending with a mathu to bring out the best in dish.

4. Heat oil in pan and temper with mustard, urud dal, hing, red chilly and curry leaves. Pour blended dal mix and add 1 cup of water, coriander leaves and salt. Allow to boil for 5 min. Serve hot with rice, idly or dosa.

Note
1. This is also known as Thanni sambar, Milaghai killi potta sambar, tiffen sambar or plain paruppu sambar.
2. Use can also add 2 brinjal along with dal to pressure cook and prepare brinjal sambar.
3. If you are breaking red chilly into two and removing the seeds then add just one. If adding as whole red chilly then add two.