Brinjal/Bitterguard Pitla(Sambar)

1.Red Chillies, 4 teaspoons Channa dal, 4 teaspoons Dhaniya, a little amount of grated coconut.
2. Fry all the above in oil.
3.Grind these with water into a coarse mixture, not a smooth one.
4.Boil some amount of toor dal.
5.Soak required amount of tamarind in water and make it into an extract.
6.Add turmeric powder, asafoetida and salt to this and allow to boil.
7.Cut bitterguard/brinjal into pieces of uniform size and aad it to the tamarind water and allow it to boil along.
8.After the vegetables have boiled(may be 15 min), add the ground coarse mixture to this and allow for about 10 min.
9.Then add the boiled toor dlal to this and allow for about 5min.
10.If required, boiled balck channa/boiled groundnut can also be added to this at the time of adding the ground mixture.This along with the toor dal and vegetables will enhance the taste.
11.Finally add mustard fried in oil and some curry leaves and corriander leaves for dressing.
12.Serve hot with rice.