Dhansak, a dish consisting of mutton (goat meat) cooked with a mixture of dals and served with caramelised brown rice.
Sambar as we know it today may have actually originated in the kitchens of the Thanjavur Marathas.
In Malayalam, red lentil or masoor dal is referred to as chuvana parippu (or simply parippu). Read on to know more about parippu curry.