Drumstick sambar

DRUMSTICK SAMBAR

INGREDIENTS

• Moong dal – ½ cup
• Drumstick – 2
• Oil – 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
• Jeera – 1 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds – ¼ tsp
• Curry leaves – few
• Onion sliced – 1
• Tomato chopped – 1
• Tamarind – marble size
• Sambar masala pwdr – 2 ½ tbsp
• Turmeric pwdr – ¼ tsp
• Asafoetida – a generous pinch
• Jaggery – ½ tsp [optional ]
• Green chilli slit – 2
• Freshly grated coconut – 2 tbsp [optional ]
• Ghee – 1 tbsp. [optional ]
• Coriander leaves for garnish

PREPARATION 

1. Dry roast the moong dal till aromatic .[ colour should not change – don’t burn ] Allow it to cool ,wash and rinse it .Pressure cook with turmeric and little salt upto 3 whistles till soft .Mash it and keep aside .
2. Soak the tamarind in ¼ cup hot water and extract the juice .
3. Peel the outer skin of the drumstick .Cut it into 2 or 3 inch pieces.I also slitted.

METHOD

Heat oil in a pan , add mustard seeds + jeera + fenugreek seeds and let it splutter .[ don’t burn ]

Add onion + curry leaves + green chilli and fry till translucent

Add drumstick and stir fry for 2 mins.

Add tamarind extract + 2 ½ cup of water

Cover and cook till the drumsticks are cooked .

Add sambar pwdr + salt + jaggery ,mix well and boil .

Add the cooked dal ,adjust water if required .[ dal thickens on cooling so add accordingly ]

Add coconut + ghee and mix well .

Simmer on low flame for a minute and off the flame .

Garnish with coriander leaves .

Serve with rice or any Southindian tiffin.

NOTES

1. You can add freshly ground sambar masala refer here for recipe – Sambar made with freshly grounded masala
2. Don’t add more tamarind .
3. You can add other veges which we add for sambar like potato /carrot /brinjal/pumpkin etc.

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