Drumstick Sambar

Ingredients

Toor dal - 150 gms (cook with little turmeric and keep aside)
Tamarind - lemon size - soak in half glass water
Drumsticks: 2
Curry leaves
Corriander
Chilli powder
Dhania powder
Dry red chillies
Sambar powder
Salt
Tomato - 1

Method

In a cooker take 2 tsps of oil. After it heats up, add mustard, jeera, 1 red chilli, cut pieces of drum sticks, tomatoes, curry leaves, 1 tsp chilli powder, 2 tsps dhania powder, 1/4 turmeric powder, and sprinkle little water, cook for 5 minutes.Then add 1 glass water.

Then close lid of cooker (check if water is enough) and cook for 1 whistle. turn off stove. After pressure goes, open the lid, add tamarind juice. Cook for 5 minutes. If water is less, add 1/2 glass water.

Mash the dal, add it to drumstick, add salt, add 3 small tsps of MTR sambar powder. Put some more water, add coriander leaves. Boil for 5 minutes. Add as much water as you want based on how watery you want sambar to be.

Same recipe can be used for Radish, Pumkin. (to cook radish, keep in cooker for 2 whistles, and pumkin - small pieces - 1 whistle).