Onion Sambhar

Ingredients
Thuvar dhall 1 cup
Coriander seeds (Dhania) 3 t.spoons
Channa dhall 2 t.spoons
Red chillies 6
Methi 1/4 spoon
Onion 2 small chopped
Tomato 1
Tamarind paste 2 t.spoons
Grated coconut 3 t.spoons
Green chillies 4
Turmeric 1/4 t.spoon
Cilantro a small bunch washed and finely chopped
Curry leaves a few 
Mustard 1/2 t.spoon
Cooking Oil 2 t.spoons
Salt 1 t.spoon (or to taste)


Method
Cook Thuvar dhall and turmeric with extra water and separate the 
two, and keep them aside. 
Fry channa dhall, red  chillies, dhania, methi, and little onion.
Grind this mixture with tomato and coconut.  
Fry onions and green chillies in a pan for a few minutes, and cook 
this in the thuvar dhall water with salt. After it is cooked, 
add tamarind paste and cook for a few minutes, and finally add 
the masala.  After this is cooked add the cooked thuvar dhall.
Heat little oil in a pan, splutter mustard, and add this to the
sambhar. Garnish with cilantro and curry leaves.