Traditional sambhar recipe

Recipe ingredients

1 large onion, chopped finely
1 cup toor dal
1 medium tomato, chopped
2 teaspoons sambhar powder
1 teaspoon fresh coriander leaves, chopped
1/4 cup thick juice of tamarind
1/2 teaspoon sugar or jaggery water
1/2 cup green beans, cut into long pieces
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter)
A pinch of hing (asoefetida)
Salt to taste

How to make traditional sambhar

Pressure cook the dal, onions, green beans and tomato till done. The dal should be soft and mushy.
Set aside.
Add the sambhar powder, sugar (jaggery), coriander leaves, tamarind juice and salt to taste.
Bring to a boil on a low flame.
Season with mustard, curry leaves and hing using ghee.
Eat hot with dosa or plain white rice.