Sambhar Masala (Spicy)

Introduction
Sambhar : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambhar_(dish)
A) Ingredients
Arhar Daal - 1 bowl
Finely chopped mix of vegetables ( 4 beans, 1/4 red capsicum, 1/4 green capsicum, 1 mid sized potato, 2 green chillies) - 1 bowl
Onion (finely chopped) - 1
Mustard seeds (small) - 1 1/2 table spoon
Jeera - 1 table spoon
Dried full red chilli - 1
Turmeric - 1 table spoon
Red Chilly Powder - Per Taste
Salt - Per Taste
Sambhar Masala - 3 1/2 table spoon
Cooking Oil - 4 table spoons
B) Method
Souk the arhar daal in a bowl of water and keep aside.
Add 4 table spoons of oil in a pressure cooker, and let it heat.
Break the red chilli into two halfs and put in the oil when it is hot. Then add jeera (cumin seeds) and mustard seeds (small). Let the seeds break, and make sure they dont burn. Add chopped onion, and let it fry till it is translucent. Add the 1 bowl of vegetables, and stir fry for 1 min. Then add the 1 bowl of soaked daal. Stir nicely. Add turmeric, salt and red chilly powder. Finally add the sambhar masala and close the lid of the pressure cooker. Let it boil till it is completely cooked and mixed with each other very nicely.
Serve hot with rice, or uttapam, or dosas.

Tip: To add to the taste, add lemon juice before serving (per taste).
Do not use sweet vegetables such as carrot or peas for sambhar. That reduces the spicy nature.