Sambar Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup yellow split peas (tuvar dal)
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup tamarind pulp
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 green bell pepper, sliced
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon yellow lentils (chana dal)
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened flaked coconut
• 2 dried red chile peppers
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon mustard seed
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida powder