Sambar can be prepared with any vegetable but certain combination of veggies gives an excellent taste.  Kadalekalu badanekayi huli/ Black Channa with Brinjal Sambar, Alasandekalu Kumbalkayi Huli/Cowpeas with pumpkin Sambar, Hesarukalu Moolangi Huli/Greengram Radish Sambar, Mixed Kalu/Grams with Potato Sambar  tastes great.

Health Benefits of Pigeon Pea:

- Pigeon Pea cures cough, poisoning effect, gas troubles, acidity, stomach pain and piles. It makes a balanced human food, quells swelling of internal organs and with water it cures intoxicating effects.

- Pigeon Pea is rich is potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and calcium.

- Pigeon Pea has good amount of Vitamin A, Niacin and small amount of thiamin, riboflavin, Vitamin B6, folate and pantothenic acid.

Here goes the easy recipe of Dantina Soppu with togarikalu Sambar ..

Ingredients:
Dantina soppu / Red spinach / Amarnath Leaves - 2 bunches finely chopped
Coconut - 2 tbsp
Asafoetida - 1tsp
Toor dal - 3/4 cup
Togarikalu/Pigeon Peas - 3/4 cup
Tamarind juice - 2 or 3 tbsp
Sambar powder - 2 tbsp
Rasam powder - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste - 1 tbsp
Curry Leaves - 1 strand
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Methi Seeds - 1 tsp
Jaggery(powdered) - 1 tsp

Procedure:

1. Grind coconut, sambar powder, rasam powder with little water to a fine paste.

2. Put Dantina soppu, toor dal, togarikalu all together in a bowl and pressure cook for 2 whistles.

4. On cooling down add the grinded paste from step 1, tamarind juice, jaggery and salt to taste.

5. Finally prepare the seasoning, take a griddle add 1 tsp oil add mustard seeds, when it splutters add methi seeds, small pieces of red chillies, curry leaves. Then switch off the flame and put this seasoning to the dal mixture and  mix well. Boil for a few mins.

Serve delicious Dantina Soppu Togarikalu sambar with hot rice.