Moong Dal Sambar

Ingredients
1) Moong Dal - 1cup
2) Tamarind - 10 gms
3) Green chillies - 4
4) Curry Leaves - 3
5) Coriander  Leaves - 5gms
6) Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon
7) Onion - 1 small
8) Drumstick - 1
9) Methi powder - 1 table spoon
10) Black Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
11) Red chilli - 1
12) Oil - 1 table spoon
13) Hing - 1 pinch
14) Garlic - 2 cloves
14) Salt - as per taste

Procedure
1. Wash Moong dal, add half teaspoon turmeric powder and then boil it. (for pressure cooker 3 whistles).
2. While dal is getting boiled , soak tamarind in water.(almost 1/2 litre) and also boil finely chopped onion and drumstick(cut int 4 pieces) in a separate bowl for 10-15 mins.
3. Take the boiled dal in pan and then pour half litre tamarind water in it and heat it in medium flame.
4.  Add boiled onion and drumstick to dal mixture.
5. Add half spoon turmeric powder, salt, curry leaves, finely chopped green chillies and garlic to it and boil all the ingredients in high flame.
6. Add methi powder, mix thoroughly and heat it for 3 mins.(add water for consistency in case needed)
7. Add coriander to it and put off the flame.
8. Now take a small frying pan, add oil , mustard seeds, red chilli, hing to it and heat it until they splutter.
9. Pour the above tadka into the dal mixture.
10. Moong Dal Sambar is ready and serve hot.

Note: In telugu it is Pappu Pulusu.

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