Vengaya Sambar - Appetizers, Snacks & Sides, Mains, Salads, Soups & Stews Recipe

Name: Vengaya Sambar - Appetizers, Snacks & Sides, Mains, Salads, Soups & Stews Recipe
Ingredients: 1/2 cup tuvar dal/pigeon pea lentils; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder/haldi; 1 - 2 cups water for pressure cooking; 2 tbsp oil; 2 dry red chilies/sookhi lalmirch; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds/rai; 1 tsp urad dal/split husked black gram (optional); 3 - 4 fenugreek seeds/methi dana; 9 - 10 curry leaves/kadipatta or 1 sprig of curry leaf; pinch of asafoetida/hing; 125 - 150 g small onions (or 20-22 pearl onions/shallots/chotepyaaz or 1-1.25 cups of peeled pearl onions or 2-3 medium onions/pyaaz); 1 small tomato/tamatar; 1/2 tbsp tightly packed seedless tamarind/imli soaked in ¼ cup water; 2 tsp sambar powder; 1 1/2 cups water; salt as required

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Ingredients

1/2 cup tuvar dal/pigeon pea lentils
1/4 tsp turmeric powder/haldi
1 - 2 cups water for pressure cooking
2 tbsp oil
2 dry red chilies/sookhi lalmirch
1/2 tsp mustard seeds/rai
1 tsp urad dal/split husked black gram (optional)
3 - 4 fenugreek seeds/methi dana
9 - 10 curry leaves/kadipatta or 1 sprig of curry leaf
pinch of asafoetida/hing
125 - 150 g small onions (or 20-22 pearl onions/shallots/chotepyaaz or 1-1.25 cups of peeled pearl onions or 2-3 medium onions/pyaaz)
1 small tomato/tamatar
1/2 tbsp tightly packed seedless tamarind/imli soaked in ¼ cup water
2 tsp sambar powder
1 1/2 cups water
salt as required