Drumstick Sambar

Ingredients:

• Toor dal - 1 cup
• Tamarind- half lemon size
• Tomato -1 medium
• Drumstick-1
• Egg plant- 2medium
• Onion (small Pearl onion or regular) - less than 1/4cup (Cut lengthwise)          
• Oil -2tbsp
• Mustard -1/4 tbsp
• Curry leaves -1spring                                
• Red chilly -1
• Turmeric pwd-1/4 tbsp
• Sambar powder (home made or store bought) - 2 tbsp( based on spicy level)
• Salt to taste
• Ghee- 1tsp (optional)
• Castor oil-2drops
• Fresh coriander leaves

Method:

1. Take a pressure cooker; add washed toor dal ,tomato and 2 drops of castor oil.
2. Pressure cook it for 1  and keep it aside.
3. Soak the tamarind in water for 30 minutes and extract the juice.
4. Cut drumstick and egg plant in lengthwise and keep it aside.
5. Heat oil in vessel .when oil or ghee is hot, add vegtables and fry for a minute.
6. Add sambar powder and fry for a minute without burning it.
7. Add 2 cup of water and allow it to boil in medium flame, till the raw powder smell goes.
8. Add the cooked toor dal, salt and turmeric powder.
9. Bring to boil and check whether vegtables is cooked
10. Add tamarind juice and check for salt.
11. Let it boil for 5 min, check for consistency. (sambar shouldn’t be too thick or watery).
12. Remove from flame and keep aside.
13. Take a pan, heat oil and add mustard, wait to crackel.
14. Add onion, curry leaves and red chili, sauté nicely to light brown.
15. Garnish with above fried mixture and freshly chopped coriander leaves.