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Published: Aug 20, 2022 | Last Updated On: Aug 20, 2022 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.

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2.Pumpkin Sambar Recipe | Poosanikai Sambar Recipe

3.Pumpkin Sambar Recipe Step by Step

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)

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.

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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.

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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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Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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Anonymous
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I prepared this today. It was the yummiest pumpkin dish.
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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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Radhika
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yummmy sambar great fusion with pumpkin in sambhar
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