Sambar (Spicy Lentil And Vegetable Stew)

• 6 cups water, or more as needed
• 2 cups toor dal (pigeon peas)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 cup peeled, chopped pumpkin
• 1 cup chopped okra
• 1/2 cup peas
• 1/2 cup sliced red radishes
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
• 6 cloves garlic, sliced
• 4 dried red chile peppers
• 2 tablespoons dried curry leaves
• 1 tablespoon sambar powder
• 1/2 cup tamarind pulp
• salt to taste
• 1 pinch red chile powder, or to taste

1. Combine water, toor dal, onion, tomato, pumpkin, okra, peas, and radishes in a pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook until dal, pumpkin, and radishes start to soften, 30 to 40 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a small pan over medium heat and add mustard seeds. Stir in garlic, red peppers, curry leaves, and sambar powder. Cook until fragrant, about 5 minutes.
3. Stir seasoned oil mixture into the stew and cook until flavors combine, 25 to 30 minutes more. Stir in tamarind, salt, and red chile powder.

water, toor dal, onion, tomato, pumpkin, okra, peas, red radishes, vegetable oil, mustard seeds, garlic, red chile peppers, curry, sambar powder, tamarind pulp, salt, red chile powder

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/267719/sambar-spicy-lentil-and-vegetable-stew/ (may not work)