Drumstick leaves Sambar is my mom’s
signature recipe. During childhood days I used to hate to eat these leaves when
it’s done as Poriyals.
Drumsticks, drumstick
leaves, flowers are used in cooking and dishes are made using them as the main
ingredient. Drumsticks are made use in poriyal or masala varuval or sambar or
kurma or avial. This Murungai Keerai Sambar
is one of the most loved dishes in our family. This is a very tasty and healthy
dish. The preparation is quite simple and can be served with hot idly and dosa
or plain rice. Drumstick leaves are the rich
sources of iron and is found abundantly in India.Check out some sambar recipes like Methi leaves Sambar.
We can see the tree in almost
every house garden in villages and sub urban areas. The fresh drumstick leaves
made into sambhar or stir fry is always enjoyable .It gives a nice flavor to the
sambhar and tastes heavenly with rice and ghee.This is the dish which my mom ‘s signature recipe which
imparts an additional smell and taste to this
dish.Find more interesting recipes on Drumstick leaves like Drumstick leaves soup, Drumstick leaves Adai, Drumstick leaves Tomato kootu.
So try this simple sambhar and here is the recipe of the lip-smacking delicacies of
South India for you.
Prep
time
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Cook
time
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Serves
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15
mins
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20 mins
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4
persons
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Ingredients
Seasonings
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Method
1. Pressure cook toor dal by adding a cup of water along with turmeric
powder, a pinch of asafetida powder,garlic,cumin seeds, salt and few drops of
oil. Heat oil in a pan, add the mustard seeds, urad dal,red
chilli and asafetida powder, and let them splutters.
2. Now add the chopped onion
pieces, chopped tomatoes pieces, drumstick leaves and garlic pods. Stir them
continuously until the onion turns translucent and tomatoes turns mushy and cook
for a while with salt.Mix well and allow it
to boil for 5 minutes, now add the 2 tbsp. tamarind juice and let it to boil.
3. Now pour the pressure cooked toor dhal,sambar powder and salt. Add required
amount of water. Let it boil until raw smell goes off. Once done, add the
cleaned drumstick leaves and give a hard stir. Adjust with salt.
4. Close the pan
with lid. Put off the flame. Allow it to cook for few minutes add chopped
coriander and remove from flame. Now the drumstick leaves sambar is ready to
serve. Serve hot with rice.
Served with
Hot steamed
rice
Potato
roast Notes
Make the sambar bit
watery so that, once we put drumstick leaf, it will become thick
automatically.
Tender leaves are either cooked as poriyal
or kootu or sambar and flowers are made into stir
fries.
Healthy and delicious sambar.... :)
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