Sambar

Ingredients:
2 cups toor dal
1 green chili
8 drumstick pieces
Few cauliflower stems
1 potato
1 tbsp jaggery (palm sugar)
1 small lemon-sized tamarind
1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp butter
1/4 tsp turmeric
Salt to taste
2 tsp sambar powder
8 curry leaves

Method:
First cook the dal and keep aside.
Squeeze the tamarind and extract the juice, and pour it into a deep pan. Add salt, sambar powder jaggery, green chili, turmeric powder and allow to boil.
Cut the vegetables and once the tamarind water starts boiling put them in and cook.
When the vegetables are cooked add the cooked dal. Fry cumin, mustard seeds, and curry leaves in ghee and top off the sambar. Allow to come to a boil.
Serve with dosa, idli, or rice.