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    Drumstick Sambar Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Drumstick Sambar Recipe with step by step pictures. Drumstick pods helps to build strong bones, it is very good for pregnant women and it helps purifying the blood, improves digestion and protects against infection. Murungakkai Sambar Recipe taste amazing with dosa, idli and rice.

    Drumstick Sambar Recipe

    Sambar, Delicious Sambar plays an important roll in south indian lunch menu. No festival or marriage function meal is complete without it..That famous sambar has lots of different faces, it can be made a whole lots of way. Each region in south india has its own way of making it.

    About Drumstick Sambar Recipe

    Some make sambar with freshly roast spices ground and added to it, some has coconut in their sambar, some has white sambar recipe..I will soon share all those avatar of sambar her in my blog. But i too have posted quite a lot of sambar variation here, you can check out my onion sambar, radish sambar, tiffin sambar(which is quite famous recipe here) and my all time favorite potato sambar. You can even check my vegetable sambar too.

    This is a different sambar recipe which is made with drumstick and three different dals. So it is really healthy one..The drumstick added in this gives a very unique taste to the sambar and flavours the sambar a lot. I used my homemade sambar powder for this, that too enhanced the taste a lot. So try this out and let me know how it turned out for you.

    Ingredients for Drumstick Sambar Recipe (Murungakkai Sambar Recipe)

    • Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu - ¼ cup
    • Masoor Dal - ¼ cup
    • Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu - ¼ cup
    • Shallots / Sambar Onion - 6 to 7 peeled
    • Drumstick - 1 large cut into pieces
    • Tamarind Pulp - 2 tbsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Sugar - 1 tsp
    • Homemade Sambar Powder - 3 to 4 tbsp

    For Seasoning:

    • Ghee / Oil - 1 tbsp
    • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
    • Asafoetida / Kaya Podi / Hing - ¼ tsp
     

    How to Make Drumstick Sambar Recipe (Murungakkai Sambar Recipe)

    1. Wash all the dals really well. Add it to a pot along with shallots. Cover with water.
    2. Bring it to boil, cover and simmer for 15 mins till the daln is ¾th cooked.
    3. Now add in drumstick, salt, sugar, tamarind pulp, sambar powder and mix well.
    4. Bring this to boil and simmer again for 20 to 25 mins till everything is cooked.
    5. Now make seasoning by heating ghee and crackling mustard and cumin. Add in asafoetida and mix well.
    6. Pour this over the sambar and mix well.
    7. Serve.
     
     

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    Drumstick Sambar Recipe (Murungakkai Sambar Recipe)

    Drumstick Sambar Recipe with step by step pictures. Drumstick pods helps to build strong bones, it is very good for pregnant women and it helps purifying the blood, improves digestion and protects against infection.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 45 minutes mins
    Total Time 55 minutes mins
    Course Lunch
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 5 servings
    Calories 80 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • ¼ cup Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu
    • ¼ cup Masoor Dal
    • ¼ cup Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu
    • 6 to 7 peeled Shallots / Sambar Onion
    • 1 large Drumstick cut into pieces
    • 2 tablespoon Tamarind Pulp
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 teaspoon Sugar
    • 3 to 4 tablespoon Homemade Sambar Powder
    • For Seasoning:
    • 1 tablespoon Ghee / Oil
    • 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
    • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
    • ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida / Kaya Podi / Hing

    Instructions
     

    • Wash all the dals really well. Add it to a pot along with shallots. Cover with water.
    • Bring it to boil, cover and simmer for 15 mins till the daln is ¾th cooked.
    • Now add in drumstick, salt, sugar, tamarind pulp, sambar powder and mix well.
    • Bring this to boil and simmer again for 20 to 25 mins till everything is cooked.
    • Now make seasoning by heating ghee and crackling mustard and cumin. Add in asafoetida and mix well.
    • Pour this over the sambar and mix well.
    • Serve.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Drumstick Sambar Recipe (Murungakkai Sambar Recipe)
    Serving Size
     
    1 g
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    80
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    0.3
    g
    0
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    0.02
    g
    0
    %
    Polyunsaturated Fat
     
    0.02
    g
    Monounsaturated Fat
     
    0.1
    g
    Sodium
     
    11
    mg
    0
    %
    Potassium
     
    47
    mg
    1
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    16
    g
    5
    %
    Fiber
     
    3
    g
    13
    %
    Sugar
     
    4
    g
    4
    %
    Protein
     
    4
    g
    8
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    27
    IU
    1
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    0.3
    mg
    0
    %
    Calcium
     
    16
    mg
    2
    %
    Iron
     
    1
    mg
    6
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Drumstick Sambar Recipe Step by Step

    Take all your ingredients
    Wash your dals really well
    Add it to a pot along with some shallots
    cover with water
    bring it to boil
    cover and simmer...
    Now the dals are ¾th cooked
    Add in drumstick
    some tamarind pulp
    salt and sugar
    and homemade sambar powder
    Bring it to boil
    Cover and simmer again
    Now the sambar is done
    Heat ghee in a pan
    Add in mustard and cumin 
    Add in asafoetida
    Pour this over the sambar
    Mix well
    Serve
     
     
     
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    1. Catherine

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      Sounds delicious. I love the picture by picture instructions.

      Blessings, Catherine

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    2. Anonymous

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      Hey arthi, can you help me with the home made sambar powder please?

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    3. Aarthi

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      @Anonymoushttps://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2014/01/homemade-sambar-powder-sambar-powder.html

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    4. ramesh s

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      Hi arthi, first thank you for wonderful blog. It has step by step procedure with photos.it is very useful to bachelor guys and staying away from family. Keep up the good work.

      I made some recipes from your blog. She was so excited and happy about the taste.

      Thank you once again

      Ramesh S

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    5. Suz

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      Aarthi chechi.. i had visited a number of blogs for ccoking, but each time i tried it never tasted as good as it was mentioned in their blog.. but your recipes what i have tried turned out suuuper. I think that is because you are so sweet that you even share the secret in each recipe.
      Thanks a ton chechi for your pictorial recipes <3

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