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Drumstick sambar recipe

Simple South Indian sambar recipe
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Lunch | Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian
Keyword: South indian gravy, South Indian lunch recipes, South Indian sambar
Servings: 3
Author: Jeyashri suresh

Ingredients

  • 2 drumstick
  • 1/3 cup un cooked toor dal
  • A small lemon sized tamarind
  • Sambar powder 2 and ½ tsp
  • 2 tsp oil
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • Curry leaves few
  • 1 red chili
  • Salt as needed
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • Water as needed
  • 2 pinches asafoetida
  • ¼ tsp jaggery

Instructions

  • Wash and cook the toor dal by adding 1 cup of water and turmeric powder.
  • Cook in pressure cooker for 4-5 whistles.
  • Take out and whisk it well and keep aside.
  • Extract tamarind juice using 2 and ½ cups of water.
  • Chop the drumstick and keep aside.
  • In a kadai add 2 tsp oil and add the mustard seeds, broken red chili and curry leaves.
  • Once the mustard seeds splutter add the chopped drumstick.
  • Add in the tamarind water, sambar powder, turmeric powder, salt and asafoetida.
  • Let this boil for 10 minutes in medium flame. Let the drumstick gets cooked well.
  • Add in the cooked toor dal to this and mix well.
  • You can add little water to adjust the consistency of the sambar.
  • Let this boil for 2-3 minutes.
  • You can add ¼ tsp of jaggery to this. This step is optional, but it enhances the taste of the sambar.
  • Drumstick sambar is ready.

Notes

1. We usually don’t add shallots in all sambar. If you want to add you can add after the mustard splutters.
2. If the sambar is too thin you can mix 1-2 tsp of rice flour in water without any lumps and add in the last and give a nice boil.
3. Don’t add too much rice flour as it will spoil the taste of the sambar. 4. Drumstick sambar pairs well with rice, idli, and dosa too.