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drumstick sambar recipe
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Drumstick sambar recipe | Murungakkai sambar recipe

Drumstick sambar recipe, healthy flavorful and delicious stew/sambar made with dal and drumsticks
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time25 mins
Total Time45 mins
Course: main
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4
Calories: 230kcal
Author: Harini

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup toor dal
  • 4 drumsticks cut into pieces
  • 15 pearl onions
  • 1 big lemon sized tamarind ball
  • 2 tablespoons sambar powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 tablespoon coriander powder
  • 10-12 curry leaves
  • 2-3 dried red chilies
  • 1/4 teaspoon methi seeds
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • oil

Instructions

  • Begin making drumstick sambar recipe by soaking a big lemon sized tamarind ball in 3/4 cup of water for 20 minutes. Next, pressure cook toor dal with a pinch of turmeric powder. Once the pressure is released mash the dal very well and set aside. Extract thick juice from soaked tamarind and set aside.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon gingely oil in a deep pan. Add mustard seeds and let it crackle. Add methi seeds and fry till they turn dark. Add curry leaves and dried red chilies. Suate well for 2 minutes.
  • Add pearl onions and saute till the color changes a bit.
  • Add the cut drumsticks and saute well.
  • Add sambar powder and turmeric powder.
  • Mix well and saute till the raw smell of sambar powder goes off.
  • Add tamarind extract and mix well.
  • Add about 1 1/2 cups water and bring to rapid boil.
  • Add cooked dal, salt and 1/2 cup water. Boil for 10 minutes. Add coriander powder, mix well and cook for 2 more minutes till the sambar thickens. Remove from flame and serve drumstick sambar hot with rice.

Notes

1. You can add small tomato, finely chopped along with drumsticks
2. You can add a small bit of jaggary while the sambar is boiling.
3. Add more/less water to make thick/thin sambar as per preferance

Nutrition

Calories: 230kcal