Capsicum Sambar

Ingredients

Capsicum - 1 or 2 depending on the size

Toor Dhal - 1/2 cup

Sambar Powder - 2 tsp

Tamarind - lemon sized

Pearl Onion - 10

Tomato - 1

Seasoning

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Broken Urad Dhal - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Aesfoetida - 1 pinch

Red Chillies - 2

Method:

Pressure cook the toor dhal. Mince capsicum by removing the inside seeds, onion and tomato. 

In a kadai, add 1 tsp of oil. Add the onion, tomato and capsicum and saute for few minutes. 

Add the dhal, turmeric, sambar powder and salt. Capsicum takes less time to cooks. So within five minutes add the tamarind extract. Allow it to boil for five more minutes. 

Once the raw smell of sambar powder and tamarind goes off, swtich it off. 

Season the sambar with the items mentioned for seasoning.

Garnish using coriander leaves and curry leaves. 

This sambar goes to Lentils Mela hosted by Ashwini