Drumstick Sambar (Without sambar powder)

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Drumstick Sambar (Without sambar powder)

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Ingredients

  1. 1/2 cup Toor dal
  2. 2 Drumstick (Cut into index finger length)
  3. 1 gooseberry size Tamarind (Soak in warm water before 15 minutes to cook)
  4. 2 tbsp Oil
  5. 7 to 8 Shallots (slice into two)
  6. 1 Tomato finely chopped
  7. 2 cloves Garlic
  8. 1/2 tsp Turmeric
  9. 1/4 tsp Hing /asafoetida
  10. 1 tsp Chilli powder
  11. 2 tsp Coriander powder
  12. 1 tbsp Grated coconut
  13. as needed Salt
  14. 14 as needed Coriander leaves to garnish
  15. 1/2 tsp Mustard
  16. 1 tsp Cumin
  17. 10 Curry leaves
  18. 1 Red chilli

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Wash toot dal in running water for 3 times and keep in pressure cooker. With this add half chopped tomato, hing, turmeric and 1 tsp of oil. Pressure cook for about 6 whistles or you can cook until done according to your cooker type. Mash this and keep aside.

  2. 2

    Squeeze the tamarind juice and keep aside.

  3. 3

    Heat oil in kadai add mustard, cumin. Once mustard splutter add curry leaves and red chilli.

  4. 4

    Add sliced shallots. Once shallots turn to light add remaining chopped tomato and saute until tomato turns soft.

  5. 5

    Now add the drumstick, chilli powder and coriander powder. Saute a bit. Add one cup of water close with lid and cook in medium flame for 5 minutes.

  6. 6

    Now add the tamarind juice and salt. Close with lid and cook for another 3 minutes until tamarind juice comes to boiling stage.

  7. 7

    It's time to add mashed dal. Add dal with 1/2 a cup of water and let it cook in simmer for 5 to 8 minutes until sambar start boiling nicely

  8. 8

    Once done add chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with rice and a dollop of ghee.

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