kolambo-sambaar

chop vegetables : radish, carrot, beans, cauliflower, potatoes

in a cooker boil water, add turmeric powder, (washed) toor dal, chopped vegetables, cook for 3 whistles, add salt

in a frying pan fry-kottambiri seeds, menthe, jeera, urrar dal, channa dal,red byadagi chilli, turmeric, mustard, curry leaves, heeng, cool and grind with desiccated coconut and tamarind

transfer cooker contents (dal and vegetables) to a vessel, bring to boil, add the grind fine paste

note: if sambaar powder is used, mix it with tamarind juice and add now, add chopped tomatoes, add salt to taste boil and serve.