Simple Sambhar

This is the most easiest Sambhar you could ever make and very yummy yummy. Goes well with hot steam rice with any spicy side dish.

Ingredients:
Onions - 3
Tomatoes - 2
Toor Dhal( Tuvaram paruppu) - 1 cup
Tamarind - 1 lemon size
Dry red chillies - 7 (break them into 2 or 3 pieces)
Salt - as required
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Asafoetida - a pinch
Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Curry leaves, corriander leaves - few leaves

Making:
Cut the onions and tomatoes into medium slices. Wash the dhal thoroughly in cold water. Add 2 - 3 cups of water. Add 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder and a pinch of asafoetida in the dal. Add the cut onions and tomatoes into the dal and cook the dal in a pressure coooker for 20 minutes. Soak the tamarind in hot water for 10 minutes and take the juice and keep aside. Heat the pan with 2 tsp of oil and add the mustard. After the popping of mustard, add the red chilles and roast them. Add the dal and tamarind juice with 3 cups of water. Add salt as required and allow it to boil for 15 minutes. Add the curry leaves and corriander leaves into the sambhar 5 minutes before switching off the Sambhar. Your simple sambhar is ready :)