Nadan Sambhar

Vegetables:

Amount and type of vegetables depends on how much and what you want. Amount and veggies i used are given below:

• Lady's finger/vendakka-7--->Cut into 2 inch pieces.
• Beans(amarakka)-10--->Cut into 2 inch pieces.
• Cucumber/vellarikka-1/2(small)--->Peeled,cut into cubes.
• Drum stick(muringakka)-1--->Cut into 3 inch piece.
• Carrot-2--->Cut into round shapes.
• Small onion-15--->Skin peeled.
• Tomato-1--->chopped.
• Green chilly-4--->Cut into small round shapes.

You can also use brinjal,yam,potato,snakeguard etc....

Ingredients:

• Toor dal(thuvara parippu)-1 cup
• Coriander powder-2 tspoon
• Chilly powder-1 tspoon
• Sambhar powder-2 tspoon
• Turmeric powder-1/2 tspoon
• Asafoetida powder-1/2 tspoon
• Tamarind- 1 gooseberry size--->Soak in water  for 15 minutes and extract the juice.
• Salt to taste
• Oil-1 tspoon

For tempering:

• Dry red chilly-3
• Mustard-1 tspoon
• Curry leaves-2 pinch

Preparation:

1. Take toor dal in a pressure cooker.Add 3 cup of water, 1/4 tspoon of turmeric powder and salt. Cook for 3 to 4 whistle.
2. Cut all the vegetables.
3. Heat oil in a pan and add onion and lady's finger. Saute it for 2 minute which helps it to cook easily.
4. Mix all the vegetables with the cooked toor dal and boil it. Add salt and 1/4 tspoon of turmeric powder. Once it starts boiling add tamarind water.
5. Allow the vegetables to cook completely. Add chilly powder, coriander powder, sambar powder. and asafoetida powder. Add salt and tamarind water to your desired taste. Switch off the flame.
6. Heat oil in a pan and season the ingredients shown under "for tempering" heading. Pour and mix it to sambar.

Have it with dosa,idly or rice.