DRUMSTICK SAMBAR

Drumstick Sambar

Drumstick Sambar is made in our homes often.We can also use other vegetables like raddish,beans, brinjal, winter melon(Pooshnikai) to make sambar. It goes well with potato fry,pappad etc.

Ingredients:

Toor dal-1 cup

Turmeric Powder-1/2 tsp

Tamarind-1 small lemon size

Asafoetida Powder-1 pinch

Drumstick-1

Small onion -6 nos (peeled)

Sambar Powder-1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Curry leaves little.

To temper:

Oil-2tsp

Mustard-1/2 tsp

Cumin seed-1/2 tsp

Fenugreek-1/2 tsp
Method:
1) Boil the Split gram (Toor dal) with turmeric and asafoetida powder in a cooker.

2)Extract the juice from tamarind and keep aside.

3)Cut the drumstick into equal size.

4)Pour oil in a kadai and temper the mustard,cumin seeds and fenugreek. Then fry onion and drumstick lightly.

5)Smash the boiled Toor dal well and add some water, sambar powder and salt.

6)Pour this in the kadai and let it boil for 10 to 15 min till the drumstick well cooked.

7)Add the tamarand juice and boil until the tamarind smell goes off.

8)Finally add the curry leaves.

9)Now the drumstick sambar is ready.