Murungkai Mangai sambhar

Description

Sambhar which is a personal fav at my MIL’s home.

Ingredients
2 Drumsticks chopped
1 tsp Methi seeds
1 tsp Mustard seeds
2 stks Curry leaves
1 Tomato chopped
1 Raw mango cut into 2 pieces
1 Lemon Sz Tamarind
1 cup Toovar dal
2 stks Corainder leaves (chopped for garnishing)
pinch Hing
Salt (as per taste)
2 tsp Arsi maavu
2½ tsp Sambar powder

Instructions

Soak Dal for 2 hrs and cook in pressure cooker till soft.

Soak tamarind and take out pulp.

In a pan, pour oil, add mustard. When it splutters, add methi seeds, drumsticks, mango, curry leaves, tomato and saute for 2 mins. Add tamarind pulp, salt, haldi, sambhar powder, hing and cook till pachai smell goes off and sambhar has become thick. Add cooked dal, arsi maavu mixed in 1/4 cup water. Boil for 1 mt, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Source

MIL

Comments

4 responses to “Murungkai Mangai sambhar”

  1. jlakshmi Avatar
    jlakshmi

    Do we need onions for this ? or can it be prepared without onions ?
    is the rice flour added to give a thick consistency ??

    thanks
    Jaya

    1. shalinivenkatesh Avatar
      shalinivenkatesh

      onions would not be required for this recipe. Yes rice flour is added to give it a thick consistency.

  2. anithashankar Avatar
    anithashankar

    Good recipe. Is it 2 tsp sambar powder in ingredients list?

    1. shalinivenkatesh Avatar
      shalinivenkatesh

      its 2.5 spns for sambar powder