Coimbatore Style Drumstick Sambar Recipe
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with onion - chopped, drumstick - chopped to 2 inch long, tomato. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
20 steps- 1
To begin making the Coimbatore Style Sambar Recipe, prep all the ingredients first
- 2
Soak the arhar dal in required water for about 15 to 20 minutes
arhar dal (split toor dal) - soaked for 0 minutes and cooked(1 cup) - 3
Once the lentils are soaked, drain the water, add the dal in a pressure with 2 cups water and pressure cook for about 4 whistle
arhar dal (split toor dal) - soaked for 0 minutes and cooked(1 cup)dry red chillies - soaked(4) - 4
Let the pressure release naturally
- 5
In a saucepan, add drumstick, onions, tomatoes with sufficient water on high heat for about 10 minutes or till cooked
onion - chopped(1)drumstick - chopped to 2 inch long(1)tomato(1)arhar dal (split toor dal) - soaked for 0 minutes and cooked(1 cup) - 6
Keep it aside
- 7
You can use a bit of vegetable stock for grinding masalas for the sambar
- 8
Heat a heavy bottomed pan with gingelly oil
gingelly oil - for tadka - 9
Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, asafoetida, dry red chillies, coconut and roast for about a minute of till fragrant
coriander (dhania) seeds(1 tablespoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 tablespoon)methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1/4 tablespoon)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry red chillies - soaked(4)fresh coconut - grated(1/4 cup)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon) - 10
Allow to cool to room temperature
- 11
You may spread this on a plate and leave on kitchen countertop for faster cooling
- 12
In a mixer grinder, grind the masalas with the help of a bit of water, or the stock of boiled veggies to a smooth paste
tamarind paste(1 tablespoon) - 13
Add 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
arhar dal (split toor dal) - soaked for 0 minutes and cooked(1 cup)tamarind paste(1 tablespoon) - 14
Add salt and stir well
salt - to taste - 15
While the sambar comes to boil, in the kadai, heat a bit of gingelly oil
gingelly oil - for tadka - 16
Once it is hot, on medium heat add the mustard seeds and allow them to splutter
coriander (dhania) seeds(1 tablespoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 tablespoon)methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1/4 tablespoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon) - 17
Add curry leaves and saute for a few seconds, on low heat
sprig curry leaves(2) - 18
Once 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
arhar dal (split toor dal) - soaked for 0 minutes and cooked(1 cup)gingelly oil - for tadkateaspoons ghee(2) - 19
The Coimbatore sambar is ready to serve
- 20
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Coimbatore Style Drumstick Sambar Recipe
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with onion - chopped, drumstick - chopped to 2 inch long, tomato. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
20 steps- 1
To begin making the Coimbatore Style Sambar Recipe, prep all the ingredients first
- 2
Soak the arhar dal in required water for about 15 to 20 minutes
arhar dal (split toor dal) - soaked for 0 minutes and cooked(1 cup) - 3
Once the lentils are soaked, drain the water, add the dal in a pressure with 2 cups water and pressure cook for about 4 whistle
arhar dal (split toor dal) - soaked for 0 minutes and cooked(1 cup)dry red chillies - soaked(4) - 4
Let the pressure release naturally
- 5
In a saucepan, add drumstick, onions, tomatoes with sufficient water on high heat for about 10 minutes or till cooked
onion - chopped(1)drumstick - chopped to 2 inch long(1)tomato(1)arhar dal (split toor dal) - soaked for 0 minutes and cooked(1 cup) - 6
Keep it aside
- 7
You can use a bit of vegetable stock for grinding masalas for the sambar
- 8
Heat a heavy bottomed pan with gingelly oil
gingelly oil - for tadka - 9
Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, asafoetida, dry red chillies, coconut and roast for about a minute of till fragrant
coriander (dhania) seeds(1 tablespoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 tablespoon)methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1/4 tablespoon)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry red chillies - soaked(4)fresh coconut - grated(1/4 cup)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon) - 10
Allow to cool to room temperature
- 11
You may spread this on a plate and leave on kitchen countertop for faster cooling
- 12
In a mixer grinder, grind the masalas with the help of a bit of water, or the stock of boiled veggies to a smooth paste
tamarind paste(1 tablespoon) - 13
Add 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
arhar dal (split toor dal) - soaked for 0 minutes and cooked(1 cup)tamarind paste(1 tablespoon) - 14
Add salt and stir well
salt - to taste - 15
While the sambar comes to boil, in the kadai, heat a bit of gingelly oil
gingelly oil - for tadka - 16
Once it is hot, on medium heat add the mustard seeds and allow them to splutter
coriander (dhania) seeds(1 tablespoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 tablespoon)methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1/4 tablespoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon) - 17
Add curry leaves and saute for a few seconds, on low heat
sprig curry leaves(2) - 18
Once 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
arhar dal (split toor dal) - soaked for 0 minutes and cooked(1 cup)gingelly oil - for tadkateaspoons ghee(2) - 19
The Coimbatore sambar is ready to serve
- 20
Serve Coimbatore Style Sambar Recipe with Steamed Rice Recipe and Capsicum Usili Recipe for a complete weekday meal
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