By : Sundari
Boil yellow daal and keep aside.
Put the tamrind in 2 cups water and keep aside.
Fry all the ingredients except for rai onions & udit daal, fry the coconut last in the slow flame for 2 minutes, then grind the above mix with little water.
Do now all the raw materials are ready for the delicious sambar.
Take a vessel put oil, put the udit dal and mastard seed till it splutters, put onions and fry till golden brown, put the tamrind paste and boil till the onions softens, it is usually 5 to 8 minutes, then add the grinded paste, boil for 5 minutes then add the boiled daal then cook for 2 minutes, this was your last stage of your sambar, just decorate with your dried leaves, for flavour, or you can add these leaves when you are frying the onions.
So your delicious sambar is ready serve hot. with rice ,dosa or idli