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# Ash Gourd Sambar Recipe

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  | **Prep time**  | 10 min     |
  | **Cook time**  | 15 min     |
  | **Total time** | 25 min     |
  | **Serves**     | 3 servings |
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## Ingredients

* ½ kg ash gourd / winter melon / budhu kumbalakai / pumpkin
* 1 cup tamarind extract
* ½ tsp turmeric powder / haldi
* 1 tsp jaggery / gud / bella
* salt to taste
* few curry leaves
* 1 cup toor dal *(cooked)*
* 3 tsp sambar powder
* 2 tbsp coriander leaves *(finely chopped)*

### for tempering:

* 2 tsp oil
* 1 tsp mustard seeds / rai
* pinch of hing / asafoetida
* few curry leaves

## Instructions

1. firstly, peel the skin of kumblakai and cut them into pieces. the skin can be used to prepare kumblakai sippe chutney.
2. now boil them with a cup of tamarind extract.
3. also add in ½ tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp jaggery, salt to taste and few curry leaves.
4. cover and boil for 10 minutes or till ash gourd cooks well.
5. now add in 1 cup cooked toor dal.
6. adjust consistency and boil for 2 minutes.
7. now add 3 tsp sambar powder. mix and simmer for a minute. do not over boil it.
8. meanwhile prepare the tempering by heating oil.
9. further add 1 tsp mustard seeds, pinch of hing and few curry leaves.
10. allow the tempering to splutter and pour over sambar.
11. also add in coriander leaves and mix well.
12. finally, serve ash gourd sambar along with hot steamed rice.

## Step-by-step

<Steps>
  <Step>
    firstly, peel the skin of kumblakai and cut them into pieces. the skin can be used to prepare [**kumblakai sippe chutney**](/recipes/ash-gourd-peel-kumblakai-sippe-chutney).

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ash-gourd-sambar-recipe-kumblakai-koddel-or-sambar-recipe-3.jpeg" alt="ash gourd sambar recipe" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    now boil them with a cup of tamarind extract.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ash-gourd-sambar-recipe-kumblakai-koddel-or-sambar-recipe-4.jpeg" alt="ash gourd sambar recipe" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    also add in ½ tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp jaggery, salt to taste and few curry leaves.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ash-gourd-sambar-recipe-kumblakai-koddel-or-sambar-recipe-5.jpeg" alt="ash gourd sambar recipe" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    cover and boil for 10 minutes or till ash gourd cooks well.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ash-gourd-sambar-recipe-kumblakai-koddel-or-sambar-recipe-6.jpeg" alt="ash gourd sambar recipe" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    now add in 1 cup cooked toor dal.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ash-gourd-sambar-recipe-kumblakai-koddel-or-sambar-recipe-7.jpeg" alt="kumblakai koddel" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    adjust consistency and boil for 2 minutes.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ash-gourd-sambar-recipe-kumblakai-koddel-or-sambar-recipe-8.jpeg" alt="kumblakai koddel" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    now add 3 tsp **[sambar powder](/recipes/sambar-powder-recipe-sambar-masala)**. mix and simmer for a minute. do not over boil it.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ash-gourd-sambar-recipe-kumblakai-koddel-or-sambar-recipe-9.jpeg" alt="kumblakai koddel" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    meanwhile prepare the tempering by heating oil.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ash-gourd-sambar-recipe-kumblakai-koddel-or-sambar-recipe-10.jpeg" alt="kumblakai koddel" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    further add 1 tsp mustard seeds, pinch of hing and few curry leaves.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ash-gourd-sambar-recipe-kumblakai-koddel-or-sambar-recipe-11.jpeg" alt="kumblakai koddel" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    allow the tempering to splutter and pour over sambar.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ash-gourd-sambar-recipe-kumblakai-koddel-or-sambar-recipe-12.jpeg" alt="sambar recipe" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    also add in coriander leaves and mix well.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ash-gourd-sambar-recipe-kumblakai-koddel-or-sambar-recipe-13.jpeg" alt="sambar recipe" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    finally, serve **ash gourd sambar** along with hot steamed rice.

    <img src="https://hebbarskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ash-gourd-sambar-recipe-kumblakai-koddel-or-sambar-recipe-2-1920x1441.jpeg" alt="kumblakai koddel" referrerPolicy="no-referrer" loading="lazy" className="rounded-lg" />
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Video

<iframe className="w-full aspect-video rounded-xl" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EDwAJ-MxbEI" title="Video recipe" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen />

## Notes

* firstly, do not over cook the ash gourd as they turn mushy.

* also, add **[sambar powder](/recipes/sambar-powder-recipe-sambar-masala)** depending on the spice level.

* additionally, mash the dal before adding to sambar, else it wont taste great.

* finally, **ash gourd sambar** can be served without adding tempering.

<Note>
  Original recipe by Hebbar's Kitchen: [https://hebbarskitchen.com/ash-gourd-sambar-recipe-kumblakai-koddel/](https://hebbarskitchen.com/ash-gourd-sambar-recipe-kumblakai-koddel/)
</Note>