Tomato Sambar

Ingredients:

Thoor Daal	½ cup
Hybrid Tomato (Large Size)	5
Turmeric Powder	½ tes
Red Chilly Powder	1 tes
Coriander Powder	2 tes
Oil	1 tbs
Mustard Seeds	¼ tes
Urad Dal	¼ tes
Curry Leaves	1 spring
Green Chilly	1
Cumin Seeds	1 tes
Sambar Onion	½ cup
Coriander Leaves	Handful
Salt	To Taste

Procedure:

1. Wash the thoor dal and tomatoes. Cut the tomatoes into small pieces.

2. Pressure cook the dal and chopped tomatoes with 1 ½ cup of water for 3-4 whistles in medium flame.

3. After pressure has gone, mash the dal with hand beater. Keep it aside.

4. Heat the oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds and curry leaves. Allow the seeds to splutter.

5. Then add the chopped onion and green chilly(cut into two halves). Saute till the onion becomes golden color.

6. Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder and coriander powder. Fry for few seconds. Then add the mashed dal and salt. Mix them well.

7. Bring to boil and garnish with coriander leaves.

     This sambar goes well with Idly, Dosai and Paniyaram.