Toor Dal or masoor dal - 1/2 cup 1 cup (if you want more quantity of sambar)
Tomato - 1 small roughly chopped
Ladies Finger - around 6 to 10
Sambar powder - 1  tsp
Turmeric powder - 2 pinches
Thin tamarind pulp - 1/4 cup
Water - as required
Salt - to taste 

 

To temper:

Oil - 2 tspMustard Seeds

- 1/2 tspSplit Urad Dal

- 1/2 tspSmall

Onion -4

Hing - 1/4 tsp

Curry Leaves - a small sprigFenugreek Seeds - 1/4 tsp

 

Rinse ladies finger well,  wipe off the moisture with a kitchen towel . 

and cut into  pieces.

Pressure cook toor dal or masoor dal with enough water for atleast 5 whistles or until mushy.Once pressure releases mash it up well.Heat oil in a pressure cooker - add the items listed under 'to temper' let it splutter.Then add small onion, tomato and saute till raw smell of tomato leaves.

 

Add ladies finger along with turmeric powder and sambar powder.Saute for 2mins.Add required salt.

 

Then add cooked dal along with little water and let it boil in low medium flame until ladies finger is cooked.

 

Now add tamarind water and let it boil for 5mins in low flame.Add chopped coriander leaves generously and switch off.