drumstick sambar recipe | nuggekai sambar | murungakkai sambar
easy drumstick sambar recipe | nuggekai sambar | murungakkai sambar
Servings 4 Servings
Ingredients
for sambar powder:
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- ½ tsp methi / fenugreek
- ¼ cup coriander seeds
- 1 tbsp cumin / jeera
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 1 tsp chana dal
- 20 dried red chilli
- few curry leaves
- pinch hing / asafetida
for sambar:
- 3 tsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard
- 3 dried red chilli
- pinch hing / asafoetida
- few curry leaves
- 7 shallots halves
- 1 tomato finely chopped
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp salt
- 20 pieces drumstick
- 2 cup water
- 2 cup toor dal
- ½ cup tamarind extract
- 2 tbsp coriander finely chopped
Instructions
- firstly, in a large kadai heat 3 tsp oil and splutter tempering.
- add 7 shallots and saute for 2 minutes.
- also, add 1 tomato and saute until tomatoes soften.
- further, add ½ tsp turmeric, 2 tbsp sambar powder and 1 tsp salt.
- saute for a minute until spices turn aromatic.
- add in 20 pieces drumstick and cook well.
- now add 2 cup toor dal and 1 cup water.
- adjust the consistency adding water as required. cover and boil for 5 minutes or until flavours are absorbed well.
- additionally, add ½ cup tamarind extract and stir well.
- continue to boil for 5 minutes or until the raw flavour of tamarind is gone.
- finally, add 2 tbsp coriander and enjoy drumstick sambar with hot steamed rice.