Name: Kaddu–Toor Dal Sambar (Mild, No Onion)
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: Toor / arhar dal — ½ cup + 2 tbsp (120 g); Water — 3¾ cups (900 ml); Turmeric powder — ¼ tsp (1 g); Pumpkin (kaddu) — 1½ cups cubes (200 g); Drumstick pods (sahjan) — 1 pod, 3-inch pieces (100 g); Tamarind pulp — small lime-sized ball, soaked (10 g); Coriander seed / powder — 2 tsp coriander powder (4 g); Kashmiri chilli powder (mild) — ¼ tsp Kashmiri (1 g); Fenugreek seeds — ¼ tsp roasted, powdered (0.5 g); Cumin (jeera) — ¼ tsp powdered (1 g); Jaggery (gur) — 1 tsp (5 g); Rock salt (sendha namak) — ¾ tsp (4 g); Ghee (cow) — 2 tsp (10 g); Mustard seeds — ½ tsp (2 g); Curry leaves — 10 leaves (2 g); Asafoetida (hing) — 1 pinch (0.3 g); Coriander leaves — 1 tbsp (5 g)

Serves: 4
Portion: 1 katori (≈200 g)
Time: Cook 40 min
Texture: Soft
Season: Spring–summerJune
Dosha: Vata
Pitta
Kapha
Balancing; mild for Pitta

Ingredients

What you need

Custom servings

Ingredients for 4 servings
Ingredient	Household measure	Quantity (4 servings)	Café batch ×5
Toor / arhar dal	½ cup + 2 tbsp	120 g	600 g
Water	3¾ cups	900 ml	4500 ml
Turmeric powder	¼ tsp	1 g	5 g
Pumpkin (kaddu)	1½ cups cubes	200 g	1000 g
Drumstick pods (sahjan)	1 pod, 3-inch pieces	100 g	500 g
Tamarind pulp	small lime-sized ball, soaked	10 g	50 g
Coriander seed / powder	2 tsp coriander powder	4 g	20 g
Kashmiri chilli powder (mild)	¼ tsp Kashmiri	1 g	5 g
Fenugreek seeds	¼ tsp roasted, powdered	0.5 g	2.5 g
Cumin (jeera)	¼ tsp powdered	1 g	5 g
Jaggery (gur)	1 tsp	5 g	25 g
Rock salt (sendha namak)	¾ tsp	4 g	20 g
Ghee (cow)	2 tsp	10 g	50 g
Mustard seeds	½ tsp	2 g	10 g
Curry leaves	10 leaves	2 g	10 g
Asafoetida (hing)	1 pinch	0.3 g	1.5 g
Coriander leaves	1 tbsp	5 g	25 g

Method

How to cook it

Step 1: Pressure-cook toor dal with 600 ml water and turmeric — 4 whistles; mash.
Step 2: Boil pumpkin and drumstick in tamarind water (300 ml) with salt for 10 minutes.
Step 3: Add dal, spice powders and jaggery; simmer 8 minutes.
Step 4: Temper with ghee, mustard, curry leaves and hing; garnish with coriander.