North Karnataka Style Nuggekai Kharbyaali Recipe-Spiced Drumstick Sambar

Name: North Karnataka Style Nuggekai Kharbyaali Recipe-Spiced Drumstick Sambar
Prep time: 40 min
Cuisine: North Karnataka
Ingredients: 1 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal); 1 cup Tamarind Water; 1 tablespoon Jaggery; (optional); 2 Drumstick; cut into 2” pieces; cooked; 1 Onion; roughly chopped; 3 cloves Garlic; roughly chopped; 2 tablespoons All spice powder; Kharbyaali Masala Khara Spice Powder; 1 tablespoon Oil; Salt; to taste; Ingredients for seasoning; 1 tablespoon Oil; 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu); 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera); 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing); 5 Curry leaves; 4 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves; finely chopped for garnish

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Prep Time Total in 40 M

Course Lunch

Cuisine North Karnataka

Diet High Protein Vegetarian

North Karnataka Spiced Drumstick Sambar also known as Nuggekai Kharbyaali is a traditional sambar curry made with a special spice powder - bhakri/ jowar/phulkas.

Ingredients

1 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal)
1 cup Tamarind Water
1 tablespoon Jaggery
(optional)
2 Drumstick
cut into 2” pieces
cooked
1 Onion
roughly chopped
3 cloves Garlic
roughly chopped
2 tablespoons All spice powder
Kharbyaali Masala Khara Spice Powder
1 tablespoon Oil
Salt
to taste
Ingredients for seasoning
1 tablespoon Oil
1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
5 Curry leaves
4 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
finely chopped for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Nuggekai Kharbyaali recipe, firstly wash and soak dal in water for few minutes

Step 2

Then cook dal and drumstick in the pressure cooker

Step 3

Add 2 cups of water along with dal, drumstick, turmeric powder and salt and cook for 4 whistle

Step 4

Allow the pressure to release naturally

Step 5

Once dal is cooked, keep aside till required

Step 6

Now heat a tablespoon of oil in a heavy bottomed pan over medium heat, add the chopped garlic and onion to the pan

Step 7

Fry onion and garlic till they turn golden brown in color

Step 8

Add in the Kharbyaali Masala Khara Spice Powder, the cooked lentils, jaggery, tamarind water and cooked drumsticks

Step 9

Stir to combine and bring the sambar to the boil once

Step 10

Turn the heat to low and continue to simmer the curry for few more minutes

Step 11

Meanwhile sambar is simmering, heat a tablespoon of oil in a small pan; add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and allow them to crackle

Step 12

Then add asafoetida and curry leaves, fry for few seconds then turn off the heat

Step 13

Pour this seasoning over the simmering curry

Step 14

Stir to combine

Step 15

Turn off the heat and transfer the sambar to a bowl for serving

Step 16

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves

Step 17

Serve Nuggekai Kharbyaali along with Steamed Rice and Murungai Keerai Poriyal for a weekday meal