Sambhar

Ingredients : 2 medium cubed  potatoes,
 3 medium Brinjal,
1 small tomato
1 drum stick (cut into 2"),
1 carrot cubed,
2 medium onion
sambhar powder 3 table spoon
toor dal 4 full hand
jaggery 3 tea spoon
tamarind juice( 1 lemon sized )
hing 2 tea spoon
curry leaves
salt
green chillies 2-3 (slit)

for tempering:
3 tea spoon oil
1 tea spoon musturd seeds
2 tea spoon urad dal
1 tea spoon hing
1 strand curry leaves

Coriander leaves for garnishing (2 table spoons)

Method:
In a pot put 2 cups of water and put sliced onion, slit green chillies, tomato, cubed potato and carrot, curry leaves, and salt. let them cook in a medium flame.
Next step is to add tamarind water and jaggery and brinjal and then drum sticks.( Add more water if required) close the lid and cook.
once the vegetables are cooked completely then add cooked dal, sambhar powder(in a bowl mix sambhar powder in water. no lumps should be there) check the consistancy of sambhar (it should'nt be too thick or too thin. Mix the mixture very well and let it boil. Once it starts boiling then remove it from the stove. Now prepare for tempering.
put oil in a tempering pan add musturd seeds. once it starts spluter add urad dal, curry leaves and hing. switch off the flame and pour it on the sambhar.
finally garnish with coriander leaves.