Carrot Sambar

Ingredients:

Toor dal :  1/2 cup
Tomato : 1 medium size
Carrots: 1 lb
Tamarind : 1 small lemon size
Cumin powder :1 tsp
Methi powder : 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder : 1.5 spoon
Dhania powder : 1 spoon
Turmeric : 1/2 tsp
Salt : to taste

Tempering:

Oil : 3 spoons
Mustard seeds : 1 spoon
Cumin seeds : 1 spoon
Urad dal: 1 spoon
Methi seeds: 1 tsp
Curry leaves: handful
Onion : 1 medium size finely cut
Red chillies : 3 broken
Tomato : 1 medium size cut
Hing : 1/4 tsp
Cilantro ; handful finely cut

Method:

1. Wash dal well and pressure cook along with tomato until well cooked. While dal is getting cooked, do    the below steps.
2. heat oil in a pan.
3. Add mustard seeds, let it pop.
4. Add cumin seeds, let it splutter.
5. Add urad dal, let it turn brown.
6. Add methi seeds, let it turn brown.
7. Add curry leaves, broken red chillies, hing. Mix well.
8. Add onion, tomato. Saute it.
9. Add carrot (cut length wise/rounds). Mix well. Let it cook for 5 min. By this time, dal should be cooked.
10. Add dal to the above mixture.
11. Add enough water to get the required consistency. Mix well.

12. Add chilli, dhania powder, turmeric, jeera powder, methi powder, tamarind extract, salt and mix well.
13. Now let it cook for at least 20 -25 min in lower flame.
14. Taste it and adjust the spices to taste.
15. Garnish with cilantro. Switch off the stove.