Moringa leaves sambar drumstick leaves sambar

Moringa leaves Sambar drumstick leaves Sambar murungai keerai Sambar

The moringa leaves provides a source of energy, is rich in nutrients, and offers numerous health advantages.

Murungai keerai sambar is very simple to make without any hassle, made with toor dal, tamarind extract and coconut paste

Ingredients

Oil - 2 tbsp

Mustard -1 tsp

Toor dal- 1/2 cup

Shallots-200 grams

Tomato -2

Drumstick -1

Cumin - 1 tsp

Coconut -3 tsp

Murungai keerai/drumstick leaves/moringa leaves -  2 cups

Tamarind - a little( small lemon size)

Turmeric powder - 1 /2 tsp

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Salt as required 

Curry leaves

Coriander leaves

Instructions

Pep work 

• Rinse the Lentil and Pressure cook until two whistles
• Clean the drumstick leaves and keep it aside
• Soak a little tamarind in fresh water
• Chop the tomatoes, onions,and drumstick
• Add shallot, cumin and coconut to a jar and make a coarse paste

To make moringa leaves sambar/murungai keerai sambar

• Add oil and chopped shallot to a heated kadai and toss well till the onion turns transparent
• Then goes in the tomatoes, drumstick and required salt
• Add turmeric powder, then goes in the chill powder
• Add tamarind water and adjust the consistency by adding fresh water and bring it to a boil
• Add drumstick leaves, and cook well
• Now add coconut paste
• Then add pressure cooked dal and adjust the consistency by add water and bring it to a boil 
• Add tempering, in a small pan add oil ,mustard , let it crackle then goes in the finely chopped onion, and curry leaves, fry until golden 
• Add this to moringa sambar for a good flavour 
• Finally add finely chopped coriander leaves, this gives a good aroma to the sambar 

Moringa sambar with step by step pictures

Prep work

Rinse the Lentil and add required water then,Pressure cook till two whistles

Clean the drumstick leaves and set aside 

Soak tamarind in fresh water

Chop the tomatoes, onions, and drumstick

Add shallot, cumin and coconut to a jar and make a coarse paste

To make moringa sambar 

Add oil and chopped shallot to a heated kadai and toss well till the onion turns transparent

Then goes in the tomatoes, drumstick and required salt

Add turmeric powder, then goes in the chill powder

Add tamarind water and adjust the consistency by adding fresh water and bring it to a boil

Add drumstick leaves, and cook well

Add coconut paste

Add pressure cooked dal and allow it to boil till the raw smell disappears 

Finally Add tempering and coriander leaves for the good aroma

Healthy and tasty Moringa sambar is ready to relish with hot rice and some poriyal along with papad 😊