Vegetable Dhal

Combo of veggies and dhal- a complete food
I adapted this recipe from a TV show and the original name  is "Vegetable Salna".The cooking procedure is exactly same as sambar.I modified the recipe here and there to suit my need

Ingredients
Cooker

• Cut Vegetables - 1 1/2 cups (I used betroot,carrot,beans, capsicum) 
• Peas - 1/4 cup (fresh or frozen)
• Frozen Sweet Corn - 1/4 cup
• Toor Dhal - 3/4 cup

Other Vegetables (Optinal)

• Cauliflower - 10 florets
• Capsicum - 1/2 (cut into cubes)

I mentioned these vegetables separately because if it is over cooked ie in cooker it becomes very mashy
Temper

• Oil - 2 teaspoons
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

Saute

• Chopped tomatoes - 1 no
• Chopped onions - 1 no
• Grated Ginger - very little

Tamrind extract - 1 1/2 cups
Jaggery - a pinch
Sambar Powder - 11/2 teaspoons
Salt - as required
Besan flour - 1 tablespoon

Garnish

• Chopped Curry leaves - 1 tablespoon
• Chopped Coriander leaves - 2 tablespoons

Method

Part 1

• Pressure cook the items given under "Cooker" separately 
• Drain water from veggies and keep it aside
• Do not discard the drained water.Use it while mashing the dhal

If you are using cauliflower: 

• Immerse the florets in hot water for 10 minutes.Discard this water
• Separately cook cauliflower in 1 cup of water for 5-7 minutes

If you are using capsicum

• In a kadai pour 1 teaspoon of oil, saute them and sprinkle little water.It should be 3/4th cooked 

 Part 2

•  In a kadai heat oil and add mustard seeds.Let it splutter
• Add jeera/ cumin seeds.Allow it to crackle
  
• Now add ginger, onions and saute for 2 minutes in medium flame
• Add tomatoes and fry for 3 minutes

Part 3

• Pour in tamarind extract with pinch of  jaggery and allow it to boil for 5 minutes
• Dissolve sambar powder in little water and add it to the above mixture
• Cook till raw smell of sambar powder diffuses
• Add salt at this stage and mix well

Part 4

• Add cooked vegetables with 1/2 cup of water
• After 2 minutes add mashed dhal.Mix well and leave for a minute
• Dissolve besan in little water and add it to the above mixture
• Switch off the stove after 2 minutes

Part 5

• Garnish with chopped curry and coriander leaves

Serve with Phulkas / Pooris / Jeera Rice

Please Note:
The original recipe contains lemon juice but since tamarind is there I omitted lemon juice