Sambar is staple in every South Indian home and I make at least twice or thrice for a week. But never got bored of sambar. I always use homemade sambar powder and I bet ready made powders can't come near the aroma & flavor the homemade sambar powder gives. I make sambar with drumsticks, potatoes, broad beans, carrots, ladies finger and even plantain stem. Being a drumstick lover, I would say drumstick sambar the best. Let's go to the recipe.
Drumstick Sambar Recipe| Murungaikkai Sambar | Kuzhambu Varieties
South Indian style aromatic sambar with drumsticks.
Calories
Ingredients
- Drumsticks - 2 nos
- Toor dal - ½ cup
- Small onions - 10 nos
- Tomato - 1 small
- Green chillies - 2 splitted
- Hing - ¼ tsp
- Tamarind - big gooseberry sized
- Turmeric powder - a pinch
- Sambar powder - 2 heaped tsp
- Water - as needed
- Salt - as required
To Temper
- Oil/ghee - 2 tsp
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Urad dal - 1 tsp
- Fenugreek seeds - ¼ tsp
- Red chillies - 2
Instructions
Preparation
- Take drumsticks and wash it twice in running water. Then chop them lengthwise. Pressure cook the toor dal in a small pressure cooker with hing and a cup of water for 3 whistles or until soft. Mash the cooked dal well with a laddle once pressure releases. Set aside. Peel the small onions and chop the tomatoes finely. Keep aside. Soak tamarind in warm water and extract the juice. Add 2 cups of water to the extracted tamarind. Keep it ready.
Method
- Heat a teaspoon of oil in a kadai and small onions.Saute them well for 5 minutes or until they turn brown. Add tomatoes, green chillies and fry them until soft and mushy.
- Once the tomatoes are cooked well, add drumsticks and fry it for a minute. Then add sambar powder, turmeric powder and salt. Fry it for another minute. Then add tamarind water and mix it well. Bring it to a boil.
Nutrition
Serving: 4g
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Preparation :
1. Take drumsticks and wash them twice in running water. Then chop them lengthwise. Pressure cook the toor dal in a small pressure cooker with hing and a cup of water for 3 whistles or until soft. Mash the cooked dal well with a spoon once pressure is released. Set aside. Peel the small onions and chop the tomatoes finely. Keep aside. Soak tamarind in warm water and extract the juice. Add 2 cups of water to the extracted tamarind. Keep it ready.
Procedure :
1. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a kadai and small onions. Saute them well for 5 minutes or until they turn brown. Add tomatoes, and green chilies and fry them until soft and mushy.
2. Once the tomatoes are cooked well, add drumsticks and fry it for a minute. Then add sambar powder, turmeric powder, and salt. Fry it for another minute. Then add tamarind water and mix it well. Bring it to a boil.
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