Udupi Sambar

 Ingredients: 

To Grind:

Coriander seeds - 3 bsp

Urad dal - 1 tbsp

Channa Dal - 1 1/2 tbsp

Bedige Red Chillies - 5 nos

Long Red Chillies -2 nos

Grated Coconut - 3 tbspn

Asafoetida - Small piece / 1/2 tsp powder

Fenugreek Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Oil - 1/2 tbspn

For Tadka:

Oil - 1 tbspn

Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp

Red Chillies - 1 or 2

Curry Leaves - Few

For Sambar:

Tur dal - 1/4 cup

Drum Stick - 2

Onion - 1 Big size

Red Pumpkin - cut one 1/4 cup

Tomato - 3 medium size

Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp

Tamarind - small  lemon size - soaked in hot water and pulp squeezed

Salt to taste

In a kadai add oil and when it is hot add all the ingredients under to grind except coconut and saute them on medium fire till the dal turn golden brown.  Now add the coconut and saute for a minute or two.   Remove from fire, allow it to cool and grind it to a medium coarse paste with one cut tomato and keep it aside.

In a cooker add 1/2 tbspn oil and add the cut onions and saute till they are cooked.  Now add the washed and soaked turdal with turmeric powder and all the cut vegetables and pressure cookfor 4 whistles.  

Open the pressure cooker and add required salt, ground paste and water as per the required consistency.  Let it boil for around 2 minutes and switch off the stove.

Now add 1 tbspn oil and when the oil is hot add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter and then add red chillies and curry leaves and saute for 1/2 minute and add it to the sambar.  Enjoy with any tiffin like idli, pongal etc. of your choice.  

Please comment in the comment section for the outcome of my recipe when used by you all.  Thank you all for your support.