Simple Idli Sambhar

This recipe makes sambhar sufficient for 2 - 3 people

Ingredients

Toor Dhal - 2 (handful)
Big onion - 1 (large)
Tomato - 1
Garlic - 5 pods
Hing / Asafoetida - 1/4 sp
Green Chilli - 2 (cut into two)
Turmeric - 1/4 sp
Salt - To taste
Water - Sufficient to cook
Coriander leaves - To Garnish

For Seasoning:
Oil - 3 sp
Mustard - 1/4 sp
Urad dhal - 1/4 sp
Red Chilli - 1
Curry leaves - 10 Nos.

Procedure

1. In a pressure cooker, add all the ingredients except salt, coriander leaves and items for seasoning.
2. Add sufficient water to cover all the ingredients, so that after cooked, only very little water remains in the cooker, easy to mash.
3. Cook for 5 whistles in a low - med heat.
4. Mash the contents of the cooker with the back of a ladle/ spoon or "matthu"
5. Add required salt.
6. Add sufficient water for the required consistency.
7. Do the seasoning and add to the cooker contents.
8. Let this boil in a low - med heat for 5 min.
9. Garnish with coriander leaves.
10. Goes well with Idli and dosa.

Note

1. Adding more water at the initial stage of cooking makes mashing very difficult.
2. This recipe includes very less ingredients but yield an awesome sambhar.