Tiffin Sambar #3

Ingredients:
Thoor dal - 1 cup
Moong dal - 1/4 cup (dry roast and keep)
Tamrind - Little(soak lemon size tamrind in water)
Small onion - 10 (Thin slices)
Tomato - 1 (fine chop)
Coriander leaves - Little
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Sambar thool - 1 tsp
Hing -  Little
Salt, Oil, Water - As reqd
Temper - mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, 1 dry red chilly
Roast & Grind:
Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
Channa dal - 1 tsp
Raw rice - 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
Dry red chilly - 1
Grated Coconut - 1 tbsp

Method:

• Heat a pan and dry roast ingredients under "roast and grind".
• Let it cool and grind this to a powder.
• In a bowl take dals, add turmeric powder and hing and pressure cook for 6 whistles.
• Once boiled mash and set aside.
• Heat oil in pan and add items under temper.
• Now add small onions and tomato and saute.
• Add mashed dal, required water and salt and mix well.
• Add tamrind pulp, grinded powder, sambar thool and mix well.
• Let this boil for 6-8 mins.
• Once it thickens a bit, transfer to bowl.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.

Note:

• I made mini idly and drizzled ghee.
• Then added this sambar.
• While serving topped with finely chopped big onion.