Ingredients:

• 250 gms – Lentil (split red)
• 1 cup – Tamarind juice
• 4 tsp – Sambar powder
• 2 tbsp – Jaggery
• 2 tbsp – Sesame seeds
• 1 tsp – Fenugreek seeds
• 2 tsp – Black pepper
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds
• 2 tbsp – Black gram (skinless)
• 1/2 tsp – Asafetida
• 3 tbsp – Oil

Method:

1. Cook tamarind juice, sambar powder and jaggery until you get a thick mixture.
2. Dry roast the sesame seeds, fenugreek seeds and black pepper and grind.
3. Cook the split red lentil in a pressure cooker with salt and water.
4. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds.
5. When they splutter, add the black gram, roasted split chick peas, asafetida and saute for 1 minute.
6. Add the tamarind mixture, dry roasted spices and cooked split red lentils. Cook for 5 mins.
7. Garnish and serve.