Murungai Keerai Sambar || Drumstick Leaves Sambar

Murungai Keerai Sambar

Murungai Keerai Sambar, or Drumstick Leaves Sambar, is perfect with rice and can be paired with any fried curry or even pappad.

Murungai Keerai is a very healthy variety of greens. It has more vitamins, minerals, protien, calcium, vitamin A, and vitamin C. It is a very healthy food for women. If you include the Murungai Keerai in any way, like sambar, greenish vegetables, or soup, you will have a healthy life. We can consume the Murunga Keerai twice a week.

Ingredients:

 

Toor Dhal / Thuvaram Parupu	1/2 Cup
Murungai Keerai / Drumstick leaves	1 Big Bunch
Onion	2 no's
·  Tomato	2 no's
·  Garlic (Smashed)	10 to 12 Lobes
·  Green Chilli	2 no's
·  Red Chilli	2 no's
·  Turmeric Powder	1 1/2 Tsp
·  Coriander Powder	2 Tsp
·  Chilli Powder	2 to 3 Tsp
·    Tamarind (Sequeshed Water)	1 Small Lemon Size (1 Cup)
·  Salt	as required
·  Water	3/4 of Cooker ( for Dhal Boiling)
·  Asafoetida	a pinch

  

Tempering:

 

Oil	3 to 4 Tsp
Mustard	1/2 Tsp
Urad Dhal	1/2 Tsp
Cummin Seeds	1  1/2 Tsp

Preparation Method:

• First, take the drumstick leaves and wash them twice or three times.
• Boil the toor dhal, water, 3/4th of the cooker, cumin seeds, 1/4 teaspoon, and turmeric  powder, 1 teaspoon, in a pressure cooker with 4 whistles.
• Then, once pressure has been released, pour full water into another container, mash or  blend well the toor dhal, add 1 cup of water, mix well, and keep it aside.
• In the pan, add the oil, mustard, urad dhal, and cumin seeds. Let all these lentils splutter.
• Then add red chilli and green chilli, and mix well once.
• And then add onions and smashed garlic to this. Saute till the onion turns golden brown.
• Add turmeric powder, 1/2 teaspoon, and coriander powder, and mix well. Now keep the stove on low to medium flame.
• Then add the tomatoes. Saute well till it turns mushy.
• Now add salt as required and mix once.
• The Add Chilli Powder 2 to 3 tsp mix well
• Now add the water, which is kept in another container, and mix well.
• Note: water that is kept in another container, take 1 cup of water, keep it aside, and  the and the remaining water should be poured into it.
• Let this boil until the raw taste goes out.
• Now add 1 cup of tamarind water.
• Now pour the mashed or blended toor dhal in it and mix well.
• Then add the washed drumstick leaves and mix well.
• Boil it for 5 to 7 minutes.
• Murungai Keerai/drumstick leaves sambar is ready to serve.
• Serve this with hot rice and any fried curries you like.

              Your Murungai Keerai Sambar is Ready!