Coimbatore Style Drumstick Sambar Recipe

Name: Coimbatore Style Drumstick Sambar Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 Onion chopped); 1 piece Drumstick (1 Drumstick chopped to 2 inch long); 1 piece Tomato (1 Tomato); 1 cup Split Pigeon Peas (1 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal) soaked for 10 minutes and cooked); 2 sprig Curry leaves (2 sprig Curry leaves); 1 tbsp Coriander Seed (1 tablespoon Coriander (Dhania) Seeds); ½ tbsp Cumin Seeds (1/2 tablespoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)); ¼ tbsp Fenugreek Seed (1/4 tablespoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds)); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste); 1 tbsp Tamarind Paste (1 tablespoon Tamarind Paste); ½ tsp Ground Turmeric (1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)); ½ tsp Red Chili Powder (1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder); 4 pieces Red Chili (4 Dry Red Chillies soaked); ¼ cup Coconut (1/4 cup Fresh coconut grated); ½ tsp Mustard Seeds (1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)); 0 pieces Sesame Oil (Gingelly oil for tadka); 2 tsp Clarified Butter (2 teaspoons Ghee)

A South Indian lentil stew from Tamil Nadu made with drumstick, tamarind, and a roasted coconut-spice paste.

45 minIndian

Servings4

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Vegetarian
Gluten Free
Pescatarian
Halal

Ingredients

For 4 servings

Yellow Onion1 piece · 1 Onion chopped
Drumstick1 piece · 1 Drumstick chopped to 2 inch long
Tomato1 piece · 1 Tomato
Split Pigeon Peas1 cup · 1 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal) soaked for 10 minutes and cooked
Curry leaves2 sprig · 2 sprig Curry leaves
Coriander Seed1 tbsp · 1 tablespoon Coriander (Dhania) Seeds
Cumin Seeds½ tbsp · 1/2 tablespoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
Fenugreek Seed¼ tbsp · 1/4 tablespoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds)
Table Salt0 pieces · Salt to taste
Tamarind Paste1 tbsp · 1 tablespoon Tamarind Paste
Ground Turmeric½ tsp · 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
Red Chili Powder½ tsp · 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
Red Chili4 pieces · 4 Dry Red Chillies soaked
Coconut¼ cup · 1/4 cup Fresh coconut grated
Mustard Seeds½ tsp · 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
Sesame Oil0 pieces · Gingelly oil for tadka
Clarified Butter2 tsp · 2 teaspoons Ghee

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Steps

1To begin making the Coimbatore Style Sambar Recipe, prep all the ingredients first. Soak the arhar dal in required water for about 15 to 20 minutes.
2Once the lentils are soaked, drain the water, add the dal in a pressure cooker with 2 cups water and pressure cook for about 4 whistles. Let the pressure release naturally.
3In a saucepan, add drumstick, onions, tomatoes with sufficient water on high heat for about 10 minutes or till cooked. Keep it aside. You can use a bit of vegetable stock for grinding masalas for the sambar.
4Heat a heavy bottomed pan with gingelly oil. Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, asafoetida, dry red chillies, coconut and roast for about a minute or till fragrant. Allow to cool to room temperature. You may spread this on a plate and leave on kitchen countertop for faster cooling.
5In a mixer grinder, grind the masalas with the help of a bit of water, or the stock of boiled veggies to a smooth paste.
6Add the ground masala back in the saucepan, add tamarind paste and start boiling the sambar with cooked dal, and about a glass more of water or to the required consistency. Add salt and stir well.
7While the sambar comes to boil, in the kadai, heat a bit of gingelly oil. Once it is hot, on medium heat add the mustard seeds and allow them to splutter. Add curry leaves and saute for a few seconds, on low heat.
8Once the sambar is boiled well for about 5-7 minutes, switch off heat, add the gingelly oil tadka, top it with some ghee and give it a stir. The Coimbatore sambar is ready to serve.
9Serve Coimbatore Style Sambar Recipe with Steamed Rice Recipe and Capsicum Usili Recipe for a complete weekday meal.