Prepare Tamarind Juice – soak 1/2 tablespoon tamarind in 3-tablespoons of hot water for 10-15 minutes, mash it with a spoon and strain it using a sieve and discard the solids.

Add toor dal, turmeric powder and 1 cup water in 3-4 liters capacity steel or aluminum pressure cooker. Add mixed vegetables in a small container, place it inside the pressure cooker and close the cooker lid. Pressure cook over medium flame for 3-4 whistles. For this recipe we used 1/4 cup potato, 1/4 cup brinjal, 1/4 cup carrot and 1/4 cup French beans as mixed vegetables.

Turn off the flame and allow it to stand until pressure comes down mash the dal

Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds add curry leaves dry chillies for 15 second

Add chopped onion and add tamarind juice cook for 3 minutes

Add chopped tomatoes add sambhar powder cook for minute

Add cooked and mashed dal boiled vegetables water and salt

Mix cook for 7 minutes

Your dish is ready