Drum stick leaves sambar

We call drumstick leaves as munaga aaku.
Here is the recipe for sambar with those leaves ... This taste excellent especially if you like different tastes or i can say if you are a foodie

Preparation time : 30 mins
Serves : 2

Ingredients :

Toor dal : 1/4 cup
Drum stick leaves : 1/4 cup
Green chili : 2
Coriander seeds : 1/2 tsp
Pepper cons : 3 to 5
Chana dal : 1 tsp (1 + 1)
Onion : 2
Tomato : 1 (optional)
Salt : to taste
Sambar powder : 1/2 tsp
Tamarind paste : 2 tbsp
Coriander leaves : few

For seasoning :
Urad dal : 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds : 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves : 6

Method :

Pressure cook dal and leaves seperately.
Mash the dal , grind the leaves , keep them aside.
Take a pan, heat it , add a tsp of oil , add green chili, coriander seeds, pepper cons, chana dal and onion fry them till they are golden brown.(If you are using tomato fry it a bit)
Let them cool down, grind it into a paste with coriander leaves. Keep it aside.
Take a pan, heat it , add a tsp of oil, add seasoning ingredients one by one and saute them.
Add chopped onion , fry it till translucent.
Add the paste that we made.Fry it a bit.
Add tamarind pulp and some water, let it boil.
Once it boils add drum stick leaves paste, salt , turmeric.
Add mashed dal and sambar powder.
Sambar is ready to serve.
Enjoy your dish :)
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