Wash tur dal 2-3 times with water and add it into the pressure cooker with 3 glasses of water.

Add salt to taste and 1 tablespoon of oil in it. Let it boil for 5 minutes. Now, close the lid and take 6 whistles on high flame.

When steam comes out automatically, open the lid and mash the dal with help of a ladle. Keep it aside.

Take tamarind in a small bowl, and add ½ cup of water to it. Let it soak for 15- 20 minutes.

After 15-20 minutes, remove the seed in the tamarind and mash it in water with help of your fingers. Separate the tamarind pulp using a strainer and keep it aside

Wash and pat dry all the vegetables. Cut onions, tomato, brinjal and pumpkin into large pieces. Cut the drumstick into medium-sized pieces and peel them.

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in the pan. Add 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds, 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds and curry leaves in it.

Once mustard and cumin seeds start crackling, add chopped sambar vegetables in it except tomato. Also, add salt to taste.

Now, add ½ teaspoon of turmeric, red chili powder and ½ cup of water to cook the vegetables. Mix well. Cover and cook for 15 -20 minutes.

Once vegetables are cooked, add tomato to it. Mix well. Cover and cook for 1-2 minutes.

Now, add mashed dal to cooked vegetables and mix well.

Then, add tamarind pulp and 2 tablespoons of sambar masala to it. Mix and let it cook for 5 minutes. Check the consistency of the sambar and add ½ cup of water if needed.

Lastly, taste and check the salt in the sambar. Add the salt if required. Quick Hotel style sambar is ready to serve.