In a vessel add ½ cup of toor dal. You can directly cook in pressure cooker too.

Wash well.

Add 1.5 cups of water and ½ tsp turmeric powder to this.

Now add 4 cloves of garlic, 3 green chilis and 1 finely chopped tomato.

Pressure cook this for 3-4 whistles. The dal should be cooked well.

Soak tiny piece of tamarind in ¼ cup of hot water for 10 minutes.

Extract ¼ cup tamarind extract and keep aside.

In a pan add 1 tbsp of oil and add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.

Once the mustard starts crackling, add the broken red chilis. Add as per your taste. I added 8 as mine was less spicy variety.

Now add asafoetida to this.

Cook for few seconds and add chopped small onion.

You can add 1 finely chopped big onion too.

Saute till translucent

Add in ½ tsp of turmeric powder and salt.

Let this boil for 7 minutes.

Now mash the cooked dal mixture well.

Add this to the pan.

Mix well and add water if needed to adjust the consistency.

Let this boil for 3 minutes

Switch off and add few curry leaves.

Milagai killi potta sambar is ready