Quick Easy and Simple Sambar

This is recipe is my mom's recipe.She is a very fantastic cook and she loves to explore new dishes.
She has great collection of recipes.One among her recipes is this simple and quick sambar.


Ingredients:
1 cup arhar ki dal (yellow lentils)
A small ball of imli (tamarind)
1 tbsp Coriander powder
1 onions – sliced
3 to 4 green chilies chopped
2 medium size tomatoes chopped
1/2 tbsp red chillie powder

For tampering:
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp Hing powder
A few sprigs of curry leaves
1 whole dried red chilli(Optional)
3 tbsp oil
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves for garnishing


Method:
Wash and pressure cook the dal with 4 cups of water,onion chopped length wise,tomatoes and green chilies.
After the 3 whistles, keep on slow fire for 5 minutes.
In the meanwhile, wash the imli and boil it with 1 cup of water. Cool and extract the pulp. Keep aside.
Heat oil in a wok and add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and dried red chilli. Sauté till the cumin seeds turns golden and the mustard seeds begin to splutter.
Add the hing and stir in the curry leaves cook for a quick minute.
Tip in the boiled dal and add tamarind extract ,coriander powder,red chillie powder and boil for a couple of 5 to 10 minutes. Add 1-3 cups of water if the sambhar looks thick. Add salt to taste and bring to a boil.
Now add the tampering to the sambar mixture.Cook for 5 to 10 mins.
Serve hot with idlis or dosas .