Drumstick Sambar

Ingredients:
Toor Dal - 1 cup
Green chillies - 3
Drumstick - 5 to 6 pieces
Brinjal - 1(cut lengthwise)
Onion - 1 (medium cut lengthwise/finely chopped)
Tomato -1 (medium - finely chopped)
Sambar powder - 2 tsp
Tamrind pulp - 3/4 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida - a pinch
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 10
Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup (finely chopped)

Method:
1. Wash the toor dal. Pressure cook toor dal along with turmeric powder and asafoetida for up to 5 whistles. Mash the cooked dal with a spoon.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. Let it splutter. Add curry leaves and fry for 30 secs.
3. Add the chopped onion and green chillies and fry until the onion is done.
4. Add the chopped tomatoes and fry til it is done.
5. Now add the drumstick, brinjal with the sambar powder and fry for a minute.
6. Add the tamarind pulp with little amount of water. Let the gravy boil till the drumstick and brinjal is done.
7. Now add the cooked dal and mix well. Let the gravy boil till the dal is mixed well with the sambar masala.
8. Now add the chopped coriander leaves.
9. Yummy sambar is ready.