SAMBAR RECIPE - DRUMSTICK AND BRINJAL SAMBAR
SAMBAR : Sambar is prepared by cooking lentils with vegetables , spiked with a special blend of spice powder to enhance the taste and is finally garnished with coriander leaves.
In South India,a simple lunch will be rice, sambar along with a vegetable curry. Sambar is almost prepared everyday in Tamil Nadu. All most all vegetables can be used to prepare sambar , but drumstick and brinjal combination is the best. Serve this flavorful and delicious sambar along with potato fry and enjoy :)

A flavourful and delicious prepared by cooking lentils with drumstick and brinjal spiked with a special blend of spice powder to enhance the taste and is finally garnished with coriander leaves. .
Ingredients
- 1 drumstick , cut into 2 inch pieces
- 2 small sized Brinjal, diced and keep it immersed in water till required
- 1/2 cup of Toor| Thuvar Dal ,cooked
- Tamarind extract -( extracted from gooseberry sized tamarind) - 1 cup
- 1 medium sized onion, roughly chopped
- 1 medium sized tomato, chopped
- 1 1/2 tbsp. of Sambar Powder
- A pinch of asafoetida
- 1 tsp. of mustard and urad dal
- A sprig of curry leaves
- 2 red chilles
- Handful of fresh coriander leaves for garnishing
- Salt
- Oil
Instructions
- Pressure cook Thuvar dal , with sufficient water until soft . Keep it aside.
- Heat oil in a pan, add the mustard seeds. When they crackle , add the urad dal, curry leaves and red chillies. Stir for a min. Add the chopped onions and fry it until soft.
- Add the drumstick pieces and Brinjal, fry them for a couple of minutes. Tip in the tomatoes. Fry for a minute.
- Pour the tamarind extract, cooked toor dal, and add sufficient water.
- Add asafoetida, sambar powder, along with salt and mix it well.
- Cover and cook for a couple of minutes , until the veggies are cooked and sambar turns little thick and bubbly. Remove from heat and garnish with coriander leaves.
- Drumstick and Brinjal sambar is ready to be served
Serve this delicious sambar with rice , any vegetable curries of your choice and enjoy :)
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All time comforting sambar. Nice pictorial Aruna!
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Love this combo in sambar..
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sambar looks perfect.. nice step by step presentation
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Very inviting sambar, delicious.
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Nice! Love this classic sambar!
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Sambar looks yummy, first time here, happy to follow u, glad if u visit my space....
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I do sometimes same combo too and love it ....looks very flavourful
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