South Indian Sambar With Drumsticks Recipe
Summary
HealthyHigh Protein
Ingredients
| 350 gms. toover dal | ||
| 150 gms. white pumpkin, skinned and cut into long pieces | ||
| 3 drumsticks, stringed, each cut into 4 pieces and boiled in salted water | ||
| 2 carrots, cut into long pieces | ||
| 2 potatoes, cut into long pieces | ||
| Tomatoes | 4 Large, finely chopped | |
| 20 baby onions | ||
| Green chillies | 4 | |
| Curry leaves | 3 | |
| Coriander | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| 1 cup tamarind water | ||
| 3 tbsps. readymade sambhar masala | ||
| Turmeric powder | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Asafoetida | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Black mustard seeds | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Red chillies | 3 , deseeded | |
| Salt | To Taste | |
| 1/2 cup peanut or coconut oil | ||
Directions
Pressure cook the toover dal with the turmeric powder, asafoetida and salt, and one sprig of curry leaves.
Wash the cut vegetables and place them in salted water and cook them till tender along with the onions and tomato pieces. Add the cooked dal and mix gently. Taste for salt. Mix in the tamarind water and sambhar powder and bring to a strong boil.
Heat the oil in a large vessel along with 2 curry sprigs, the mustard seeds and the split green chillies as well as the dried red ones. When the chillies begin to smoke, add the toover dal and boiled vegetables. Check if water is sufficient and taste for salt. Boil for seven minutes.
Decorate the sambhar with the freshly chopped coriander and serve along with white ghee-rice, yoghurt and papads.
Wash the cut vegetables and place them in salted water and cook them till tender along with the onions and tomato pieces. Add the cooked dal and mix gently. Taste for salt. Mix in the tamarind water and sambhar powder and bring to a strong boil.
Heat the oil in a large vessel along with 2 curry sprigs, the mustard seeds and the split green chillies as well as the dried red ones. When the chillies begin to smoke, add the toover dal and boiled vegetables. Check if water is sufficient and taste for salt. Boil for seven minutes.
Decorate the sambhar with the freshly chopped coriander and serve along with white ghee-rice, yoghurt and papads.
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Ganesh kanna R J says :
I will tell after cooking with above proportion , here only one not undertand, cup means how much Qty or measurement pls reply
Posted on: 20 May 2012 - 7:41am
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