Pasi Paruppu Sambar

Serves: 4

1 cup yellow split mung dal (Paasi Paruppu)

Soak yellow split mung dal for at least an hour.

1 and 1/4 cups onion, chopped (1 medium onion)
1 cup tomato, chopped
2 cups vegetables (carrot, eggplant, yellow pumpkin)
4 cups water

Add all the above to a pressure cooker, pressure cook for 2 whistles in medium flame.

1 tbsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
asafoetida

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when it starts to crackle, add cumin seeds, asafetida.

1/2 cup water
1 tbsp sambar powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp salt

Add water, sambar powder, turmeric powder, salt, let it cook for 3 minutes in medium flame, so the masala powders gets fully cooked.

Add in the boiled lentil mixture, mix well.

1/4 water

Use water to wash the pan and add to the lentil mixture.

Let it simmer in medium flame for 5 minutes.

cilantro, chopped

Garnish with cilantro.

Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME
Source: kannammacooks
Note:
1st time, I used 1 carrot, 1 yellow bell pepper and 1 potato for making this sambar
2nd time, I used 1 carrot, 4 beans, 1 orange bell pepper, 1 potato for making this sambar