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Drumsticks sambar

A delicious 😋 but simple meal of drumsticks and lady finger with spicy carrot kari. Add a rasam and a Thogayal if you wish and the platter is complete.

However I was happy and satisfied with plate with just the sambar and the carrot kari .

Ingredients

Few Chopped drumsticks

1 tomato 🍅 chopped

1/2 cup cooked moong dal.

1/2 cup grated 🥥 coconut

2 slit green chilies

1 tsp cumin seeds

Pinch of turmeric powder

Pinch of asafetida powder

1 tsp chili powder

Salt

Curry leaves

For tempering

1 tsp coconut oil

1 tsp mustard seeds

2 broken red chilies

Few curry leaves

Method

Cook drumsticks in very little water along with chopped

tomato, slit green chilies, pinch of asafoetida powder

Add turmeric powder.

Meanwhile grind coconut cumin seeds, red chili

powder with 1 tsp rice flour to a smooth paste

Add the cooked moong dal to the 3/4 th cooked

drumsticks, dilute if needed. Add salt, add the ground

paste. Keep flame on low after adding the coconut

paste. Allow to come to one gentle. Oil . Switch off

Temper with coconut oil , splutter mustard seeds

red chilies, few curry leaves, add to prepared sambar

Makes excellent side dish for rice or idli dosa

Drumsticks sambar

Drumsticks sambar /lunch menu

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