Sambhar

Ingredients:
Toor dal:1/4 glass
Onion:1 medium(sliced)
Tomato:1 medium
Brinjal:1 no
Potato:1 large
Carrot:1 medium
Tamarind:lemon size
 Salt to taste
Eastern sambhar powder:2 1/2 tspn
Oil:2 tspn
Mustard seeds:1 tspn
Cumin seeds:1/2 tspn
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves

Pressure cook toor dal with turmeric powder,salt and 1 tspn oil.Do not overcook.Keep it aside.Soak tamarind and keep aside.Cut vegetable into medium sized.Cook the vegetables adding the tamarind extract,turmeric powder and salt to taste.Once cooked,add to cooked dal and mix.Add eastern masala powder (u can also first mix the masala powder in water and then add to avoid lumps). Add adequate water and bring to boil.Garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves.Sputter mustard seeds in oil and then add curry leaves and cumin seeds to it and season the curry with it.Serve hot with rice,idli,dosa etc.