Drumstick Sambhar

Drumstick Sambhar is one of the basic and easiest sambhar recipes you can come across. I have always recieved most compliments on this sambhar from family and friends. I think one of the best foods are foods that require less time and hassle to cook and can be served immediately. Since you consume them few mins after cooking, the flavors are beautiful, rich and divine.

If you study Indian culture closely, you will notice a word in food terms, referred as “Saatvik”. Saatvik is clean eating habits and is generally referred to the food consumed by Sadhus or Spiritual healers and teachers. It was believed that simple food helped them think higher and deeper thoughts and eventually they became leaders of religion or society by keeping their lifestyle basic and food extremely simple. During the time of ancient India, even widows were asked to consume spice less food, since it was believed that consumption of spice led to desires that were regarded a sin for women.

As much as I have studied, Saatvik food requires almost no spice and it lets the flavors of the vegetables and daals enhance the dish, rather than produce mixed with spices. With time and years passing by, the meaning of saatvik changed as well. Now saatvik stands for simple and clean food and is consumed by everyone on daily basis to take a break from the over processed food around us.

This sambhar recipe is very clean and easy to make. Serve with boiled rice and enjoy the heavenly flavors.

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Drumstick Sambhar

Sambhar with drumsticks.

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Cuisine

Indian

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Passive Time

2 hours

Servings

people MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

• 1 cup Toovar daa washed and soaked for 2 hours
• 3 tbsp Masoor daal
• 1/2 tsp Red chili powder
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder Haldi
• 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp Salt More or less according to your taste
• 12 No. Onions Baby onions, Fresh/Frozen
• 1 No. Tomato Chopped
• 2 cups Drumstick fresh or frozen
• 1 No. Onion Regular size, sliced
• 5 No. Garlic buds
• 1 TBLSP Tamarind paste
• 1/2 TBLSP Jaggery
• 2 tsp sambhar masala
• 2 TBLSP Ghee
• 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds Rai dana
• 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds methi seeds
• 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
• 4 No. Dry red chilies
• 12 No. curry leaves
• 1 pinch Asafoetida Hing
• 1 tbsp Dry coconut powder

Cuisine Indian Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 30 minutes Passive Time 2 hours Servings people MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 1 cup Toovar daa washed and soaked for 2 hours 3 tbsp Masoor daal 1/2 tsp Red chili powder 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder Haldi 1/2 tsp Coriander powder 1 tsp Salt More or less according to your taste 12 No. Onions Baby onions, Fresh/Frozen 1 No. Tomato Chopped 2 cups Drumstick fresh or frozen 1 No. Onion Regular size, sliced 5 No. Garlic buds 1 TBLSP Tamarind paste 1/2 TBLSP Jaggery 2 tsp sambhar masala 2 TBLSP Ghee 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds Rai dana 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds methi seeds 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds 4 No. Dry red chilies 12 No. curry leaves 1 pinch Asafoetida Hing 1 tbsp Dry coconut powder

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Instructions

1. Wash and soak Toovar daal and Masoor daal for an hour. Put daal in the pressure cooker with 1/4 tsp haldi and little salt. In another pan, boil drumsticks. and baby onions for around 15 mins.

   
2. In another pan, add 2 tbsp of Ghee. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, methi seeds, curry leaves, Whole red chilies and asafoetida.

   
3. Add Garlic and saute'e for 2 minutes.

   
4. Add sliced onions and saute'e for 5-7 minutes, till they appear a little soft.

   
5. Add tomato and cook till they are soft and mushy.

   
6. Add Coriander powder, Red chili powder, Turmeric Powder and salt.

   
7. Add the boiled drumsticks and baby onions. Add the boiled daals too.

   
8. Add Tamarind paste. Mix everything well.

   
9. Add the Jaggery.

   
10. Once the Daal comes to a boil, add the sambhar powder. Mix well.

    
11. Add the dry coconut powder.

    
12. Serve with Rice and Peanut Chutney. If Non vegetarian, its great if you serve some chicken kebab on the side.