Lenthil soup/Mild sambar/Pappu Charu

Ingredients

• 1 cup toor dal(kandipappu)
• 1 no tomato sliced
• 1 no onion sliced
• 3 green chillies
• Big lemon sized tamarind(soak in water to extract the pulp)
• 2 tsp oil
• 1 tsp chilly powder
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• salt to taste
• water as required

For Seasoning

• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 red chillies
• 1 tsp urad dal
• curry leaves
• 3 no garlic cut into small pieces/crush the cloves
• coriander leaves

Directions to Cook

• Cook toor dal with 2 cups of water and mash it smooth.set aside.
• Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds.
• Add cumin seeds,red chillies,urad dal,curry leaves and garlic,leave till it turns light brown.
• Add onions,green chillies,tomato and saute till they become soft.
• Add salt,chilly powder,turmeric powder and mix it well.
• Add turmeric juice and mashed dal to the above and let it boil for 15-20mins.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.
• Eat along with papad/any fried curry.

Note:Add some vegetables like brinjal,okra etc to have a different taste.

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