Ingredients

• 2 - drumsticks (murungaikai) (normal size)
• 200g - small(sambar) onions
• Curry leaves, mustard seeds, for seasoning
• lemon size tamarind
• 2 - tomato (normal size)
• Dal, a handful
• 4tbsp - oil
• To grind:
• Asafoetida, a pinch
• 5 - red chillis
• 2 tbsp - kadalai paruppu (Bengal gram dal)
• 4 tbsp - coconut grated
• 2 tbsp - oil
• 1/4 tsp - fenugreek seeds
• 1/4 tsp - pepper

How to Make Murungaikai ( Drumstick) Sambar

• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a kadai and roast all the ingredients one by one till golden brown.
• Grind the mixture with some water and make a paste. Heat the kadai with 4 tbsps of oil and add mustard seeds, curry leaves, onions (whole), drumstick (sliced into 2-inch long pieces).
• Saute till the onion becomes golden brown in colour.
• Prepare tamarind juice and add it to the kadai.
• Add salt and allow to boil until the tamarind loses its raw smell.
• Cook the dal separately in the rice cooker.
• Add the ground mixture with this cooked dal.
• Finally add the mixture to the kadai when the tamarind and drumstick gets fully cooked.
• If the mixture is thick add some water and add curry leaves and boil for another 5 mins.
• Spicy, drumstick sambar is ready. Serve with rice or idlis.