Nuggekai Sambar / Drumstick sambar

Servings: 3

Ingredients: 

Content	Quantity	Comment
Drumsticks	2-3	Cut into 1 inch long pieces
Onion	1 large
Red chilies	2
Hing	A pinch
Mustard seeds	1 tsp
Jeera	1 tsp
Oil	For tempering
Toor dal	2-3 tbsp
Water	As required
Coconut	2 tbsp	Desiccated
Curry leaves	1 sprig
Tomato	1 medium
Tamarind paste	1 tsp	see notes
Sambar powder	2-3 tbsp
Jaggery	1 tsp
Turmeric	A pinch

Method:

Wash and cook toor dal in a pressure cooker and keep it aside. 

Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. Once they start spluttering, add jeera, red chilies and curry leaves. Add the sliced onion and saute for a minute. Add the cut drumsticks, a pinch of turmeric and saute. 

Pour this to the cooked dal in the same pressure cooker and add water, tamarind paste, salt, sambar powder, tomato, coconut, jaggery and hing. Cover the cooker lid and cook till 2 whistles. Remove from heat and serve hot.

Note:

1. This can be served with rice, chapati's... 
2. You can use more dal if you want the sambar to be thicker. 
3. If you do not have already made tamarind paste, soak a lemon size tamarind in warm water for 5-10 mins and strain.
4. If you are using market available tamarind paste, add a bit less salt as the market available tamarind paste already contains salt.