Pasiparuppu Sambar(Moong Dal Sambar)

 Ingredients:

• Cup Moong Dal - 3/4cup
• Eggplant - 2nos
• Purple round Radish - 3nos
• Pieces of Drumstick - 3-4nos
• Turmeric powder - 1tsp 
• Sambar powder - 2 1/2tbsp
• Onion - 1medium size 
• Tomato - 1medium size 
• Mustard seeds - 1tsp 
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp 
• Tamarind pulp - 1/4 tsp 
• Asafetida - 1/2 tsp 
• Oil as needed
• Salt for taste
• Curry leaves - Optional

Instructions 

• Boil the moong dal in a pressure cooker until 2 whistles.

• Now, add the cut vegetables, turmeric powder salt to the dal cook for 7-10 minutes.

• Add the sambar powder and Asafetida and mix well with the gravy.

• Then, add the tamarind pulp to the gravy.

• In a kadai heat, 3tbsp of oil splutter the mustard seeds first then fenugreek seeds then add the chopped onion fry for 6-7 minutes.

• Add the chopped tomato fry for 6-7minutes until the tomatoes are soft and oil separates.

• Now, add the dal with vegetables to the kadai and cook for 2-3 minutes.

• Sambar is ready to serve with rice, Idli, dosa, and roti.

Cooking Tips

• Instead of sambar powder, you can use 1 1/2tbsp chili powder and 2tbsp of coriander powder.
• And you can use any kind of vegetables.