Uli bitambra- Thur Dal Sambar for rice

Ingredients:

1. Thur Dal              -    1 cup
2. Tomatoes            -    2 big
3. Turmeric              -    1/4tsp
4. Castor oil             -    1tsp
5. Water                  -    6cups
6. Small Onion         -    10
7. Drumstick            -    2
8. Raddish               -    1
9. Salt                      -    11/2tsp
10. Tamarind              -    lemon size
11. Curry leaves         -    few
12. Coriander leaves   -   for garnishing
13. Sugar                    -  1tsp[optional]  
14. Badaga                 -   little
15. Oil                       -   1tbsp

Method

• Wash Dal and cook in a pressure pan adding 6 cups of water, turmeric, castor oil, tomatoes.
• Drain Dal water in another container and mash dal. 
• Cut onion and sliced radish, cut drumstick to 2" in length.
• Add vegetables, chilly powder, salt to Dal and water, and cook for 15 minutes.
• Close the lid while cooking.[without whistle]
• Add tamarind water, sugar, and check salt.
• Heat oil in another container add Badaga, curry leaves and hing and pour Dal and close the lid immediately.
• Simmer on a low flame till orange bubbles form a layer on top of the sambar.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve with rice, appalam and porial or palya.