Kerala Sambar/vegetable,pulses and spices cooked together

Ingredients

Toor dal -3/4 cup or 100gram

Carrot -1 or 100gms cut length wise

Beans-1/2 cup or 50gms

potato-1 big or 100gms cut to cubes

Big Red Onion-1 medium or 50gms cut to cubes or

Drumstick -5-3 inch pieces or 100gms

okra - 5 or 50gms cut to cubes

Tomato -1.5or 80gms cut into cubes

Shallots -2 french shallots or 5 indian cut to cubes or 50gms

Greenchilly-1

Tamarind - 1 small lime sized soaked in hot water for 15 mins

Fresh cilantro - 2 tsp chopped

Spices:

Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp

Sambar powder -8 tsp refer sambar powder recipe

chilly powder -1 tsp

Asetofida -1/4 tsp

Salt- As needed

Splatter:

coconut oil-2 tbsp

mustard - 1 tsp or 5gms

Curry leaves -A spring

Dried red chilly -2 nos

Preparation 

1. In a pressure cooker soak toor dal for 15 minutes in water.
2. Drain the water and add 5 cups of water.
   
3. Add diced tomato,carrot,onion,shallots,drumstick,green chilly and salt.Cook until whistle blows on medium -high heat and turn off the heat
4. Release the pressure after 5 minute.(Best way to release is keep the pressure cooker in the sink under cold running water)
5. In another sauce pan,cook the diced potatoes until half cooked,drain and keep it aside
6. Turn on the heat of the pressure cooker on medium,discard the lid.
7. Add diced okra and half cooked potatoes the pressure cooker at this point
8. On a small saucepan,dry fry the spices all together and add the spices to the pressure cooker.
9. Squish and drain the tamarind through a strainer.Add it to the pressure cooker as well.
10. On the same saucepan as on step 8,add oil.Once heated up,splutter mustard,add dried red chillies and curry leaves.Add this to the pressure cooker and mix well.
11. Now let the sambar boil for 5-10 minutes until the sauce thickens up.when the whole amount gets 3/4th of what it was,turn off the heat. 
12. Add chopped cilantro mix and serve