Munagakada Pulusu - Drumstick Sambar Recipe

Sambar is a spicy and delicious side dish usually consumed with rice, dosa, idly or vadas. Sambar is called Pulusu in Telugu. Drumsticks give sambar a distinctive aroma and also enhance the taste. They are supposedly good for immunity.

 Ingredients

• Toor Dal (1/2 Cup)
• Drumsticks - 2 (cut into 2" pieces)
• Tomato (finely chopped)
• Green Chilli - 2 (Cut into halves)
• Tamarind (1/2 cup juice)
• Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric (Haldi) - 1/4 tsp
• Sambar Powder - 1 tsp
• A pinch of Asafoetida (Hing)
• Salt to taste
• Mustard, Fenugreek Seeds (Methi) for seasoning

Preparation

1. Pressure cook Toor Dal in a bowl and Drumstick pieces, Green Chilli pieces and Tomato in another.
2. Add red chilli powder, turmeric, sambar powder, asafoetida (hing) and salt to tamarind extract.
3. In a thick bottom pan, take a teaspoon of oil for seasoning. Add mustard and fenugreek seeds. When the seasoning starts spluttering, pour the mixture from step 2 followed by the mixture from step 1. 
4. Boil for 3 minutes. 
5. Add finely chopped coriander and curry leaves.

Note - Vadiyalu / Papad will be better side dishes for enhancing taste.

Jangry (Imarti)

Jangry or Jaangiri (called Imarti in North India) is a sweet dish prepared by deep frying Urad Dal-Rice paste and then soaking it in sugar syrup.

Ingredients

• Urad Dal (1 Cup)
• Rice or Rice Flour (1 tbsp) 
• Ghee (1 tsp)
• Sugar (1 Cup)

Preparation

Sugar Syrup

Mix sugar and water in 1:1 ratio. Heat till there's one thread consistency (till sugar has dissolved in water). 

Jangry

1. Soak Urad Dal and rice overnight.
2. Grind into a fine and thick paste. Add Ghee and stir well. 
3. Put the batter in Jangry bag (with a nozzle).
4. Heat oil or ghee in medium flame. When oil is warm, press Jangry into the oil.
5. When Jangry becomes golden brown take it out from the oil and put it into sugar syrup. Soak for 1/2 an hour .

Rava Laddu Recipe

 

Ingredients

• Suji (Chiroti Rava) - 2 Cups
• Powdered Sugar - 2 Cups
• Fried and Skinned Groundnuts - 1 Cup
• Roasted Chana dal Powder - 1 tbsp
• Sesame Seeds Powder - 1tsp
• Grated Coconut - 1 Cup
• Elaichi Powder - 1/4 tsp
• Milk - 1/4 Cup
• Ghee - 1 Cup

Preparation

1. In a thick bottomed pan, pour ghee and Suji. Fry on medium flame till the mixture turns light brown.
2. Add groundnuts, roasted chana dal powder, sesame seeds powder, grated coconut, sugar, milk and elaichi powder. Mix well.
3. Remove from stove sprinckle tsp of ghee over mixer and make laddus.

Note - If Chiroti Rava is not available make powder to Suji in thin grains.