Raw mango sambar

Serves -3

Ingredients:

• Raw mango -1
• Sambar powder -2 tsp
• Toor dhal-1/2 cup
• Shallots/ sambar Vengayam- 7 to 8
• Tomato -1
• Turmeric powder -1/8 tsp
• Coriander leaves - for garnish
• Salt-To taste

To temper:

• Oil -2 tsp
• Mustard seeds -1/4 tsp
• Asafoetida -A generous pinch 
• Curry leaves - A spring 

Method:

•  Pressure cook toor dhal with a dry red chilli, few drops of Sesame oil and turmeric powder with required water for 3 to 4 whistles. Once it's done mash it well.
• In a pan temper with items mentioned under ' to temper '.
• Add Shallots and cook till they become soft and add tomato. Cook till they turn  mushy.
• Now add sambar powder followed by salt, Turmeric powder  and 1 cup of water. ( add more water if needed).
• Chop the mango into big chunks.
• When the water comes to boil add the mango pieces.
• Cook for 2 to 3 mins covered.
• Mango gets cooked soon so, check in between. 
• Once mango gets cooked add cooked toor dhal and mix well.
• Let it boil for about 30 secs.
• Turn off the flame add coriander leaves.
• serve with rice and appalam/ pappad

                   

Notes:

• No need of Tamarind extract for this sambar as mango by itself is tangy.
• If you feel that tanginess is not enough in sambar just mash one or two pieces of mango piece in sambar.