Originally posted by: livepraylaugh
Some ppl cook sambar or dal by putting every ingredients along with dal in cooker. Even I never heard this method before as my mom always cook according to below method. When I married, my husband cook by putting everything together in cooker as it saves time. When I shared this method to my mom who is cooking for 30 odd years had no idea about this. I don't think that its a big mistake asking different methods in cooking.
Some ppl cook dal alone in cooker and add veggies after sautéing.
Cooking for two people and cooking for 12 people definitely has issues!
I cook the dal separately though familiar with putting everything together. In the second method , vegetables get little over cooked as dal and vegetables need different time to be cooked.
Like u said, Anitha today asked if Archana cooked sambar by cooking dal separately or by putting everything together. Not how to make dal.