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Murungakkai Sambar-Drumstick Sambhar Recipe-How to make Drumstick Sambar

June 6, 2014 by PadhuSankar 16 Comments

Sambar is a very popular South Indian dish usually served with rice, idli, dosa, vada, upma and ven pongal. This is a typical Tamil Brahmin sambar (iyer style) as I have not used onion or garlic to prepare this sambar. Today we will learn how to make drumstick sambar (Murungakkai Sambar in Tamil) following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

Murungakkai Sambar-Drumstick Sambar

Murungakkai Sambar-Drumstick Sambar


Murungakkai Sambar-Drumstick Sambar

 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 30 mins 
 Serves: 3
 Recipe Category: Sambar Recipes
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

   Ingredients needed

   Drumstick/Murungakkai -3
   Tur dal -1/3 cup
   Tamarind – small gooseberry sized ball
   Sambar Powder – 2 tsp
   Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp

   For the seasoning

   Oil -2 1/2 tsp
   Mustard seeds -1 tsp
   Fenugreek seeds -1/2 tsp
   Asafoetida/hing – 1/4 tsp
   Curry leaves – few
   Salt needed

   For garnishing

   Coriander leaves

Preparation

Cut drumstick into 2 or 3 inch piece removing the outer strings. You need around 10 -12 such pieces.

Soak dal in a cup of hot water for 15 minutes. Pressure cook dal adding turmeric powder for 3 whistles. Once the pressure subsides, mash it well and keep it aside.

Soak tamarind in 1 cup of hot water, extract the juice and discard the pulp.If using tamarind paste, just dissolve 1 tsp tamarind paste in 1 cup of water.

Method


Heat oil, add mustard seeds, when mustard splutters, add fenugreek seeds, hing and curry leaves.

Then add drumstick pieces and saute for 2 seconds.

preparing drumstick sambar

Add sambar powder, salt needed, turmeric powder and saute for 2-3 seconds. Add water (around 3/4 cup) and cook the drumstick.

how to prepare drumstick sambar

Our dal is ready. See how well it is cooked. It must be like that.

cooked dal and drumstick

Once the drumsticks are half cooked, add 1 cup of tamarind water. Cook until the raw smell of the tamarind goes. By that time the drumsticks will also become tender.

murungakkai sambar recipe

Add cooked and mashed dal, 1/2 cup of water and simmer for 5-6 minutes. The consistency of the sambar should neither be thick nor runny, so add water accordingly.

How to make murungakkai sambar

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with hot steamed rice and any vegetable curry.  I made keerai poriyal and sorakkai curry with drumstick sambar.

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Comments

  1. nandoos Kitchen

    June 6, 2014 at 10:06 am

    nice sambar..

    Reply
  2. Supriya Nair

    June 6, 2014 at 12:15 pm

    Love the sambar with any vegetables. The drumstick sambar looks heavenly n yummy.

    Reply
  3. Ams Kutty

    June 9, 2014 at 4:25 am

    Nice

    Reply
  4. P76

    July 28, 2014 at 4:46 pm

    Fantastic blog, padhu! Very well organized. I keep referring to your recipes which are so much like what my amma makes!

    Reply
  5. Thiagarajan

    March 2, 2015 at 4:34 pm

    A real Cooking Guide. Good Recipe. Easy to follow. The Photos are the real attraction, it triggers the preparation.
    # by looking at your blog my wife changed her tomorrow's menu to sambar
    # My Daughter, who is in 6th Std. "copied" your recipe for her "Home Project"
    to be submitted this week
    # I am impressed by the photos and the presentation.
    Keep posting
    # Is there any Tamil Version of this recipe ?

    Reply
  6. Siva Shiv

    September 19, 2015 at 6:21 am

    Instructions were accurate. Amazing taste

    Reply
  7. Ashok Natarajan

    November 6, 2015 at 8:05 am

    Recently retired. Thought of surprising my wife and daughters with some cooking. Tried your above recipe and they loved the sambar. Great taste.You have got me into enjoying cooking. Thank you.

    Reply
  8. Mala Dinesh

    April 3, 2016 at 5:18 pm

    Nice one

    Reply
  9. Unknown

    April 27, 2016 at 3:45 pm

    Hi Padhu! Trying this recipe out now. What is the dal to water ratio for the pressure cooker?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      April 28, 2016 at 4:28 am

      Check out how to cook dal

      Reply
  10. Bhulabai Narayanan

    September 16, 2016 at 1:10 am

    Keep up the good work Padhu. Awesome Sambar

    Reply
  11. Bhuvana Narayanamurthy

    May 24, 2017 at 1:48 am

    Tried this and just shared on Facebook as well. Sambar turned out awesome! Do keep them coming.

    Reply
  12. Senthil Kumar

    May 5, 2018 at 3:44 pm

    Hi Padhu, can u post the pic of the measuring cup you use.. so that I can follow the same measurement

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      June 5, 2018 at 7:49 am

      Check this post Standard measuring cups. I have shared the picture of my measuring cups also.

      Reply
  13. Uma

    July 29, 2019 at 2:49 am

    Love this recipe. I follow the instructions as is, and sambar comes out so well. Thanks for sharing this.

    Reply
  14. Dheepthi

    March 3, 2020 at 3:22 am

    I have followed your blogs and made a few dishes .Murangakkai sambhar is a must try for me now. Thank you for this recipe

    Reply

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