Drumstick Sambar Recipe | Murungaikkai Sambar

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.

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Drumstick Sambar Recipe| Murungaikkai Sambar | Kuzhambu Varieties

South Indian style aromatic sambar with drumsticks.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Total Time45 mins

Course: Gravy

Cuisine: South Indian

Author: Kalyani

Ingredients

• Drumsticks - 2 nos
• Toor dal - 1/2 cup
• Small onions - 10 nos
• Tomato - 1 small
• Green chillies - 2 splitted
• Hing - 1/4 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 - 1/4 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 tsp 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.

Preparation :

1. 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.

Procedure :

1. Heat a tsp 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.

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.