Drumstick Sambar Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Toor Dal
• 2 Drumsticks cut into 3inch pieces
• 2 small Tomatoes
• 1 Carrot cut into cubes or lengthwise
• 1 Onions cut into cubes
• 5 Green chillies slit it lengthwise
• 5 Garlic flakes chopped
• 5 sprigs of Curry Leaves
• 1 0r 2 tbsp Tamarind paste
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4tsp Fenugreek seeds powder 
• 1/4tsp freshly grounded pepper
• 4tbsp of Oil
• Salt to taste
• Water as required

 Method:

• Pressure Cook Toor dal with 2cups of water in a low flame for 12minutes and keep it aside.
• Now heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and allow it to splutter.When spluttering starts add green chillies, onions and fry for 2minutes.
• Add carrots, tomatoes and  Drumsticks, fry for 5minutes and close the lid.
• Add pinch of Fenugreek seeds powder, turmeric powder and fry for 5minutes or until all vegetables becomes little tender.
• Now add boiled toor dal, tamarind paste, water approximately 4 to 5 cups and cook for 5minutes.
• Add curry leaves, salt, red chilli powder, Pepper powder, coriander powder and allow it to boil for 20minutes in low flame.
• Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve hot with idlis or rice