It rained like crazy last evening.We were enjoying a piping hot bowl of Cream of Tomato Soup with a couple of toasts when the rain started.Then it continued steadily through the night. Winds were howling at high velocity and just as expected the power supply shut off. We were thankful that we had alternate backup. Things went on smoothly and we waited for the power supply to resume. But at 1am when the alternate power source gave up, we knew there was some major problem. Today morning when we opened the front door, the place looked like it was hit by a tornado. Leaves, twigs, branches and all sorts of rubbish lay scattered around.
The only consolation is that the temperature is much cooler now. The last few weeks were so hot that I thought I could just keep a pan of batter in the kitchen and it would get baked by itself!!!
The morning paper carried the news that almost the entire city was engulfed in darkness. Large number of trees had been uprooted and some of them fell over the power grids disrupting the power supply. After 20 hours, powder supply resumed and I am here presenting my post for the day….
Here is is a tasty recipe that my friend [who has lived all her life in Kongunad region]shared with me. This can be served as a side dish with any breakfast items or with steamed rice for lunch.This dish was a part of the meal that was served in the Kongunad breakfast thali
Red chilli -1
- Pressure cook toor dal and tomato together with enough water.
- When the pressure releases and the dal is cool enough to handle, mash it.Do not drain the excess water from the dal.
- Remove the skin from the tomato and mash it roughly. Keep these two aside
- Meanwhile cook the drumstick till almost done. You can do this separately in the pressure cooker or in the microwave. If it is cooked with dal, the drumstick will split. So it should be cooked separately for a short time.
- Heat oil in a pan and add the mustard,red chilli and curry leaves.
- When the mustard splutters, put in pearl onion and green chillies.
- Saute till onion is soft.
- Add the tamarind extract and bring to a boil
- Simmer and add the coriander powder. Add a little water if the mixture is too thick.
- When it comes to a rolling boil, add the spice mix and mix well.
- Put in the mashed dal ,tomato,drumstick and salt.Add water if the sambar is very thick.
- Simmer and cook for 5 minutes.Remove from heat and it is ready to be served
Note :
The green chili that I used was a little ripe, hence the orange/red color in the click 🙂
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An awesome recipe. Loved the presentation
Glad you were able to post PJ..very nice one! I guess we have so many sides dishes that it really is hard to remember..:)
Glad you were able to post PJ..very nice one! I guess we have so many sides dishes that it really is hard to remember..:)
Omg, 20hrs power cut,cant imagine..Happy finally u have posted PJ..Love this kind of flavourful sambar..
It is so hard for us to adjust to those power cuts when we visit home. Nice one.
Delicious and flavorful sambhar…
We had a similar situation here in Kerala where I live… But luckily we got power by afternoon.
My husband loves drumsticks, I've never made sambar with only with drumsticks… will try this. 🙂
20 hrs of power cut is criminal! Glad you were able to post today. Good one!
I think we get used to power cuts in TN. Yesterday even we had a power shut down for nearly 14hours. By the way, sambar looks absolutely delicious…
Nice flavorful sambar. Hope the power situation gets better for all our sakes!
Power cut is something that I can't imagine. Sambar looks really nice. good one.
I'v never had drumstick – sure looksinteresting to try
Sambar and idli is my favorite although hubby prefers chutney. Looks yummy.
Vardhini
CooksJoy
Sambar looks perfect.
Wow i love the smell of drumstick flavourful sambhar lovely clicks
loved this one..yummy sambar with those spongy idlis!
Sambhar looks delicious.
awesome sambhar recipe….
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