Sambar

Lenthils or Masur Dhal or Thoor Dhal	200 gms
Red Chilli and Coriander Seeds powder(Dry)	30 gms
Turmeric powder	1 pinch
Mustard Seeds	1 teaspoon
Aniseeds	1/2 teaspoon
Asafoetida	a pinch
Curry leaves	5 leaves
Coriander leaves	a handful - finely chopped
Tamarind	10 gms
Rock Salt	3 tablespoon
Onion	1 no - medium size - Cut vertically
Tomato	1 no - medium size - Cut vertically
Cooking Oil	4 tablespoonful (preferably Refined Oil)
Vegetables
Sambar Onion	20 nos
Brinjal	250 gms
Drum Stick and Brinjal	250 gms
White pumpkin	250 gms
Lady's Finger	250 gms

Soak tamarind and rock salt in 100 ml of water for about 1/2 hour. Crush and extract the juice.Add a pinch of turmeric powder to the Lenthils in about 500 ml of water and cook it over a pressure cooker.

Heat oil over a pan, add mustard seeds allow to spatter, add aniseeds and asafoetida. Add Onion, Tomato and any one of the above listed vegetables and fry it.Smash the cooked lenthils and add Chilli powder to it.

Transfer it to the above fried vegetable mixture and bring it to a boil. As soon as, the vegetable is cooked, add tamarind juice to it.Allow it to boil for about 5-10 minutes. Keep stirring the contents, so that it doesn't get stick to the pan.