Ingredients

• 1/2 kg ripe red tomatoes
• 1 small onion
• 1/2 cup thick tamarind juice
• 1/2 cup cooked tur dal
• 2 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste
• Red chilli methi powder
• For seasoning:
• 1 tsp oil
• 1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp urad dal
• 1/2 tbsp channa dal
• A bunch of curry leaves
• Finely cut coriander leaves

How to Make Tomato sambar

• Cut tomatoes into small pieces. Cut onions into long strips.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add onions and fry till the onions turn pink in colour. Then, add tomatoes and fry till they become pulp.
• Add salt, tamarind water and bring to a boil.
• Then, add the cooked dal. Add the red chilli methi powder and boil till the raw tamarind smell goes.
• For seasoning:
• Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, urad dal and channa dal.
• When the mustard splutters, add curry leaves and pour it over the sambhar.
• Add chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.
• To make red chilli methi powder:
• Fry 1/2 cup dried red chillies and 2 tbsp methi in a pan with very little oil.
• Remove from the pan.
• In the same pan, fry hing.
• Cool all the ingredients and grind to a powder.
• Store in an airtight jar.