Pongal Sambar

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin (Parangi), Ash gourd (Poosani), Sweet Potato (sarkarai vallikkilangu), Potato, Beans, Brinjal, Raw banana (valaikkai), Broad/Fresh beans (avaraikkai/mochaikkai), Carrot, Colocasia (Seppankilangu), Green peas (pattani) –  each 50 g for four servimgs
• Small onions – 100 g
• Tomato 50 g
• Green chillies – 4 no
• Coriander leaves -finely chopped – half cup
• Curry leaves – half cup
• Toor gram dhal (Tuar dhal-thuvaram paruppu) – 100 g
• Asafoedita Powder (Hing – Perungayam) – half tsp
• Red chillies powder – 1 tsp
• Coriander powder one & half tsp
• Turmeric powder – half tsp
• Salt – to taste
• Broken black gram (Urad dhal) – 1 tsp
• Oil & ghee – each 2  tsp

1. Clean and cut all vegetables (1″ square wherever possible)
2. Wash and slit green chillies
3. Wash and drain toor gram dhal and soak in water for 10m
4. Pour 6 cups of water in a pressure cooker and bring to boil
5. Add toor dhal and turmeric powder and boil for 10 m in the open
6. Add red chillies powder, coriander powder, , half tsp asafoedita, salt, close the lid
7. Cover the cooker and pressure cook for 3 whistles and reduce heat to  sim mode for 3 m
8. Remove from heat, release the pressure and open the cooker
9. Heat 3 tsp oil in a kadai, add urad dhal, mustard seeds, curry leaves and half tsp asafoedita. When mustard seeds splutter, add the  sambar and continue to boil for 3 m. If needed add water for required consistency
10. Add 2 tsp ghee and chopped coriander leaves