Mangai sambar/ Raw mango sambar

Mangai sambar is my favourite one which goes well with rice and i love to have it with dosa too. In this recipe, i added the tempering ingredients at last as it'll enhance the taste of the sambar.

Ingredients:

   Mangai Sambar                                  
      Cooking Time : 20 mins

• Small onion - 8 to 10
• Raw mango - 1 
• Tamarind - 1 tbsp
• Toor dal - 1/4 cup
• Sambar powder - 2 tsp
• Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil - 1 tsp

     To Temper:

• Oil - 1 tsp
• Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
• Red chilly - 1
• Curry leaves - a sprig

Cooking Instructions:

• Pressure cook toor dal with a pinch of turmeric powder and asafoetida.
• Heat oil in a pan, add urad dal and fenugreek seeds. Add onion and saute for a couple of mins. Now, add mango and toor dal. 

• Add half cup of water, sambar powder and salt. cook for 3 to 4 mins. Now, add tamarind extract and cook till raw flavour goes.

• Heat oil in a pan and add all the tempering ingredients. Allow it to splutter. Transfer it to the sambar.