Murungaikai maangai sambar recipe with step by step pictures

Murungaikai maangai sambar (drumstick raw mango sambar) is a traditional south-indian sambar recipe. My mom makes it once or twice in a month. It is super delicious with little tanginess of the raw mango. You can add any vegetables like carrot, beans, brinjal in this sambar but the hit one is the drumstick and raw mango combination. Do try at your home and sure you love it.

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Ingredients :

. Toor dal - 1/2 cup

. Drumstick - 2 (chopped into 2inch pieces)

. Raw mango - 1/2 (chopped into cubes)

. Oil - 1 tblsp

. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

. Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

. Onion - 1 big sized (chopped lengthwise)

. Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp

. Tomato - 1 medium sized (chopped lengthwise)

. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

. Sambar powder - 1 tblsp

. Salt to taste

Method :

1. Wash toor dal well and take it in pressure cooker. Add turmeric powder and water to it.

2. Pressure cook for 4 whistles. After pressure releases, mash the dal well with traditional mathu.

3. Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds and urad dal. After it crackle, add onion and hing. Saute until translucent.

4. Add tomato. Saute until mushy. Add veggies. Saute for a min. Add sambar powder and salt. Mix well in low flame.

5. Add 1 1/2 cup of water. Cook for 5 mins. Add mashed dal. Mix well and cook for another 5 mins. Turn off the flame. Drumstick raw mango sambar is ready.