Gram/chana dal sambar

Ingredients:

1 cup gram or channa dal

1 medium onion

2 tomato

3 green chillies

1tsp chilli powder

1/2 coriander powder

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp tamarind paste

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

A pinch asoefotida

salt as per taste

1 tbsp oil

Method:

• Pressure cook dal with turmeric powder,pinch of cumin seeds and asofoetida and sufficient water for about 10 mins.
• And mash the dal with masher but it should not be mashed too finely because some of the dals should be visible.
• Now with the frying pan add oil mustard seeds,cumin seeds and greenchillies fry this for a min.
• Add onion (u can use small onions too) when it turns golden colour add tomatoes,chilli and coriander powder now add the dal and pour some water because it gets thicker .keep heat in medium
• Add tamarind paste and salt as per taste and cook till the sambar gets nice aroma.
• If u like coriander u can add that too.

Serve this hot with idli and dosa,but it goes nice with dosa.