Sambar

1/2 cup red gram (arhar dal)
3 cup water
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp mustard
1 tsp sambar powder curry and coriander leaves
1 lemon size ball of tamarind
1 pinch of asafoetida (hing)
1 cup mixed vegetables (chopped)

Pressure cook the dal. Cook the vegetables. Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan.When hot, add mustard, asafoetida abd curry leaves. When the mustard splutters, add the cooked vegetables, salt, tamarind extract and sambar powder. Simmer on low flame for 5 minutes. Add the dal and cook for another 2 minutes. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.