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    Pumpkin Sambar Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Pumpkin Sambar Recipe (Poosanikai Sambar) with step by step pictures. This recipe is made with pumpkin, lentils, tamarind, and spices blend together. It can be served along with hot rice topped with ghee.

    Pumpkin Sambar

    I have recently started liking pumpkin a lot. So whenever we go to our veg shop, i somehow manage to find a small cute pumpkin. During my last visit also i got one. I was thinking what to make with it. Suddenly i decided to make sambar to go with my kuthiraivali pongal. And it was so yum.

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    Ingredients for Pumpkin Sambar Recipe (Poosanikai Sambar)

    • Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu - ½ cup
    • Water - 2 cup
    • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp

    For Sambar:

    • Pumpkin - ½ a small one cubed
    • Oil - 1 tbsp
    • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
    • Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ¼ tsp
    • Curry Leaves - a sprig
    • Onion - 1 large peeled and sliced
    • Green chillies - 2 slit
    • Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 2 tbsp
    • Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
    • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Sugar / Jaggery - ½ tsp
    • Tamarind Pulp - 2 tbsp or to taste
    • Water as needed
    Hope you will like this and let me know how it turns out for you..

    How to Make Pumpkin Sambar (Poosanikai Sambar)

    1. Take dal, water and turmeric powder in a cooker. Cover and pressure cook for 3 whistle. Simmer for 5 mins.
    2. Turn off the cooker and let the steam escape all by itself. Open and mash the dal well. Set aside.
    3. Heat oil in a pot. Add in mustard, cumin, curry leaves and asafoetida. Saute for a min.
    4. Add in onions, green chillies. Saute this till light golden.
    5. Add in chopped pumpkin and mix well.
    6. Now add in some salt and sugar, Mix well.
    7. Add in all spice powder and mix well.
    8. Add in cooked dal, tamarind pulp and some water to thin the sambar. Mix well.
    9. Bring this to boil, simmer for 5 to 8 mins.
    10. Serve.
     
     

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    Pumpkin Sambar Recipe | Poosanikai Sambar Recipe

    Pumpkin Sambar Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is made with pumpkin, lentils, tamarind, and spices blend together. It can be served along with hot rice topped with ghee.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 96kcal

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu
    • 2 cups Water
    • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
    • For Sambar:
    • ½ a small one cubed Pumpkin
    • 1 tbsp Oil
    • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
    • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
    • ¼ tsp Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi
    • Curry Leaves - a sprig
    • 1 large Onion peeled and sliced
    • 2 slit Green chillies
    • 2 tbsp Coriander Powder / Malli Podi -
    • 2 tsp Chilli Powder
    • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
    • Salt to taste
    • ½ tsp Sugar / Jaggery
    • 2 tbsp or to taste Tamarind Pulp
    • Water as needed

    Instructions

    • Take dal, water and turmeric powder in a cooker. Cover and pressure cook for 3 whistle. Simmer for 5 mins.
    • Turn off the cooker and let the steam escape all by itself. Open and mash the dal well. Set aside.
    • Heat oil in a pot. Add in mustard, cumin, curry leaves and asafoetida. Saute for a min.
    • Add in onions, green chillies. Saute this till light golden.
    • Add in chopped pumpkin and mix well.
    • Now add in some salt and sugar, Mix well.
    • Add in all spice powder and mix well.
    • Add in cooked dal, tamarind pulp and some water to thin the sambar. Mix well.
    • Bring this to boil, simmer for 5 to 8 mins.
    • Serve.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 96kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 38mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 303IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Pumpkin Sambar Recipe Step by Step

    Take pumpkin
    Cut it into pieces
    Now chop them
    Take washed toor dal in a pressure cooker
    add in water
    add in turmeric powder
    pressure cook
    dal is cooked
    Take your remaining ingredients
    Heat oil in a pan
    Add in mustard, cumin and curry leaves
    Add in asafoetida
     onions and chillies
    Saute till light golden
    add in chopped pumpkin
    Mix that around
    Add in salt and sugar
     Mix well
    Add water
    cook till the pumpkin is cooked
    Add in chilli, coriander and turmeric powder
    mix well
    Add in tamarind pulp
    cooked dal along with some water
    Simmer this for few mins
    Done
    Serve
     
     
     
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      I prepared this today. It was the yummiest pumpkin dish.

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    2. Anonymous

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      Thanks for the wonderful recipe Aarti! Made this a few times and each time comes out better than before!

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    3. Radhika

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      yummmy sambar great fusion with pumpkin in sambhar

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