If you are looking for more South Indian Sambar recipes then do check mango sambar, amaranth sambar, radish sambar and lobia sambar.
Drumstick Moong Dal Sambar Recipe
Hari Chandana P South Indian Main
Prep Time: 15 mins | Cook time: 15 mins | Serves: 4
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Moong Dal
- 1 large Tomato
- 1 Drumstick
- 1.5 tbsp – 2 tbsp Sambar Powder
- 1 – 2 tsp Jaggery, powdered
- Small lemon size ball Tamarind
- ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
- ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
- ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
- Red Chilli Powder as needed
- 2 Dried Red Chillies
- ⅛ tsp Hing
- A few Curry Leaves
- 2 tsp Oil
- Salt to taste
Method:
- Soak
the tamarind in water and squeeze well
to extract the juice and set aside. - Pressure cook the rinsed moong dal for
3 – 4 whistles. Mash the cooked dal and
set aside. - Wash and cut the drumstick into long pieces. Add the chopped tomato, drumstick pieces and water in a vessel. Cover with a lid and cook until drumstick pieces are tender.
- Add the mashed dal, tamarind extract, salt, red
chilli powder, jaggery, sambar powder and water (adjust to desired
consistency) to the cooked drumsticks. - Allow the sambar to boil and thicken.
- Heat oil in a pan for seasoning. Add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds and let them splutter.
- Then add
the red chilli and hing and stir for a couple of seconds. - Add this to
the sambar and combine well. - Serve with rice, ven pongal, idli,
dosa, vada or even idiyappam.
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Nice Sambar..whenever I make sambar with moong dal, I used to skip tamarind! Its a unique taste, just try it next time! 🙂
This looks and sounds amazing. Thank you so much for sharing.