SPECIAL DRUMSTICK SAMBAR

Ingredients:

Sambar Powder:
To be roasted each separately and powdered

5 dry red chillies
3 tsp channa dal
3 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp fenugreek seeds
1 sprig curry leaves.
1 tsp asafoetida


1 cup toor dal
5 pips garlic smashed
2 big tomatoes diced
1 cup shallots sliced
½ cup ash gourd julienned
10 pieces of 1 inch drumsticks
1 tsp jiggery
1 sprig curry leaves
¼ cup ghee
¼ tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp chillie powder
¼ tsp asafoetida powder
½ tsp tamarind paste
½ tsp mustard seeds
¼ cup coriander leaves finely chopped
Salt to taste

Method:
Pressure cook the thoor dal with 4 cups of water.
Cook till the dal is soft.

In a pot, add in the ghee, add in the mustard, asafoetida powder,
curry leaves, let them splutter.
Now add in the onions, garlic and sauté for a while.
Add in the tomatoes and cook till they are mushy.

Now add in the ash gourd and drumstick.
Add also the turmeric, salt, chillie powder, jiggery and 1 tsp of
the prepared sambar powder.
Mix them nicely so that the spices are all well mixed.

Now add in the cooked dal along with the water.
Cover and cook over medium heat.
Once the veges are cooked, add in the tamarind paste and the remaining sambar powder. Let it come to a boil.
Add in the cut coriander leaves and remove.
Add little ghee before serving the sambar for the iddlis.