முருங்கைக்காய் சாம்பார் / Drumstick Sambar Version - 2

This version also includes both toor and moong dhals.But this time small onions are added to enhance the flavour...I would say its a combo of kootu and sambar. You will understand once you go through the recipe

Ingredients
Part-1: Pressure Cooker

• Drumsticks - 1 cup (cut into lengthy fingers)
• Small onions - 1 cup (finely chopped)
• Ghee - 2 teaspoons
• Moong dhal - 1/2 cup 
• Water - to immerse the contents
• Turmeric - a pinch
• Oil - a drop

• Toor dhal - 1/2 cup

Part 2- Tamarind extract

• Tamarind - small lemon sized ball
• Water - 1/2 cup

Part 3 - Powders

• Sambar Powder - 2 teaspoons
• Salt - 1 teaspoon
• Hing - a pinch

Part 4 - Seasoning

• Ghee - 1 tablespoon
• Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
• Curry leaves - few

Method
Step-1 : Pressure Cooking

• Heat ghee in a small kadai and fry small onions till they are translucent

• Take it in a cooker separator / pressure pan.Add drumsticks and moong dhal to it
• Pour water and put turmeric.Add a drop of oil.Pressure cook for 2 whistles only

• After taking it out pressure toor dhal for 4 whistles

Step -2 Extraction of tamarind water

• Soak tamarind in 1/2 cup of luke warm water for 15 minutes
• Squeeze the pulp and extract juice.Add 1 more cup of water while extracting juice.Discard the pulp
• Dissolve sambar powder, salt and hingin  it without any lumps

Step 3 - Preparing sambar

• Pour the tamarind extract to mashed moong dhal and boil for sometime till the raw smell the of the tamarind and sambar powder escapes

• Add the boiled and mashed toor dhal.Let it boil for 3 minutes
• Heat ghee in a small iron ladle and splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves
• Once done drop it into the sambar and again boil for 3 minutes
• Swich off the stove

Drumstick Sambar is ready.Mix it with plain rice and top it with ghee.Enjoy it along with spicy curry of your choice