Ingredients

• 1 cup - Toor dal
• 1 big - Onion
• 1 small - Tomato
• Tamarind - lime-sized
• 1 pinch - Hing
• 2 - Green chillies
• 2 tsps - Sambhar powder
• A pinch of turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 cup - Sliced Radish
• For Seasoning:
• 3 tbsp - Vegetable oil
• 1/4 tsp -Mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp - Urad dal
• 6-7 - Fenugreek seeds
• Curry leaves
• To Grind:
• 6 tbsp - Grated Coconut
• 1/2 tsp - Cumin Seeds

How to Make Tirunelveli Sambhar

• Pressure cook the tuvar dal with the radish until it becomes mushy (3 whistles). Keep it aside.
• Extract the juice from the tamarind.
• In a pan, heat the oil, add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, urad dhal. Let them crackle.
• Add curry leaves.
• Now add the onion, tomato, and green chillies. Fry until soft.
• Add the tamarind extract, turmeric powder, asafoetida and sambhar powder.
• Add salt to taste.
• Let it boil for 3 mins.
• Add mashed toor dhal and radish. Mix it well.
• Then add the ground paste and boil it for 5-10 mins.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.