Drumstick Sambar

Name: Drumstick Sambar
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Tur Dal; 10-12 cut pieces of Drumstick; 1 small Bottlegourd (Cut into small pieces); 1 small Carrot (Cut into small pieces); 7-8 cups Water; 2-3 Pearl Onions (Sliced); 2 Green Chillies (Slited); 1 Sprig Curry Leaves; 1 small Tomato (Finely Chopped); 1 tbsp Tamarind Paste; 2 tbsp Chilli Powder; 2 tbsp Coriander Powder; 2 tbsp Sambar Powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1/4 tsp Methi Powder; As per taste Salt; For Tempering:; 2 tbsp Coconut oil; 1 tsp Mustard Seeds; Pinch Asafoetida; 2-3 Whole Red Chillies; 2 Green Chillies; 1 Sprig Curry Leaves; 2-3 Pearl Onions; 1/4 tsp Sambar Powder

Rosalyn John @rosalyn_kitchen227

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Kerala style Sambar made in this method is really tasty. Before marriage I had never eaten sambar. Now I just love it. I learnt to make it from my late Mom-in-law. Made some slight changes to it. She cooked the dal and vegetables in the cooker. I cooked it in a cooking vessel.

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Ingredients

1 cupTur Dal
10-12cut pieces of Drumstick
1small Bottlegourd (Cut into small pieces)
1small Carrot (Cut into small pieces)
7-8 cupsWater
2-3Pearl Onions (Sliced)
2Green Chillies (Slited)
1 SprigCurry Leaves
1small Tomato (Finely Chopped)
1 tbspTamarind Paste
2 tbspChilli Powder
2 tbspCoriander Powder
2 tbspSambar Powder
1/2 tspTurmeric Powder
1/4 tspMethi Powder
As per tasteSalt
ForTempering:
2 tbspCoconut oil
1 tspMustard Seeds
PinchAsafoetida
2-3Whole Red Chillies
2Green Chillies
1 SprigCurry Leaves
2-3Pearl Onions
1/4 tspSambar Powder

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Steps

1

Wash the dal nicely till the water runs clear. Add the dal to a cooking vessel along with water and keep on medium flame.
2

When the dal is half cooked, add the drumsticks, bottle gourd and carrot. Let it cook till the vegetables are half cooked. Reduce the flame to low.
3

Add the spices i.e. chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, methi powder, sambar powder and salt. Let it cook.
4

Add the onions, green chillies, curry leaves and tomato and let it cook.
5

Add the tamarind paste and let it cook till the dal and vegetables are fully cooked. Turn off the flame.
6

Add coconut oil into a tadka pan. When the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and allow it to crackle. Add asafoetida, red chillies, green chillies, curry leaves and pearl onions and saute till the onions turn light brown. Add 1/4 tsp sambar powder. Saute for a minute and turn off the flame. Add this tadka to the sambar and immediately close the lid of the cooking vessel. When ready to consume, give it a good stir and enjoy with steamed rice, papad, garlic chutney and some fried starter.