Monday, 24 June 2013

Murungai Keerai ( drum stick leaf ) Sambar


Ingredients:

  • Drum stick leaf - 1 to 1 1/2 cup
  • Toor dal ( cooked ) - 1 cup (240 ml)
  • Tamarind juice(thick) - 1/2 cup
  • Sambar powder - 2 to 3 tspn
  • Salt -  to taste

For seasonings:

  • Oil - 2 tspn
  • Mustard  - 1/2 tspn
  • Asafoetida powder - a pinch
  • Dry red chilli - 2 nos

Method:

  • Take only the leaf of the drum stick wash it thoroughly and keep it aside
  • To 1/2 cup of thick tamarind juice add water according to your need
  • Then add salt, sambar powder to the tamarind juice and allow to boil 
  • After 5 mins add the drum stick leaf mix well and keep in low flame till the leaf cooks
  • Cook the toor dal in pressure cooker for 3 to 4 whistle (till the dal softens and can be smashed)
  • When the leaves becomes soft add the dal and mix it nicely, check for salt 
  • Then switch off the stove, heat oil in kadai, add all the seasonings and pour it on to the sambar
  • Serve the tasty murungai keerai sambar  with plain rice and fried papad along with ghee




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