Friday, December 3, 2010

Drumstick leaves curry



This is a very delicious and healthy curry which is served with rice!

Ingredients

2 cups drumstick leaves
1/3 cup chana dal
1/2 cup onions (finely chopped)
2-3 green chillies (slit length wise)
2 tsp tamarind pulp (optional)
1/3 cup grated fresh coconut
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp urad dal
a dash of asafoetida
salt to taste
2 tsp oil

Preparation

Clean the leaves by removing the stems carefully since the stems do not digest very easily. Wash and pressure cook the leaves for one whistle. Wash and cook the chana dal in one cup of water till its soft.
In a pan heat oil and temper with mustard seeds, urad dal, asafoetida and green chillies.
To this add onions and fry till golden. Add drumstick leaves, coconut, chana dal and salt and cook on low heat till all the flavors blend together. You can add tamarind pulp if you want the curry to be little tangy. Cook till the miosture dries up and serve warm with rice!

14 comments:

Kurinji said...

healthy recipe!

Priya Sreeram said...

healthy n looks inviting !

indianspicemagic said...

Love this iron rich recipe.

Harini said...

healthy one..My MIL made this when we visited India and I got some dried leaves so I can try ...this tastes awesome doesn't it?

Pavani said...

Looks delicious.

sra said...

Someone I know made this with peanuts, v nice. I don't get these in my locality, sadly enough!

Chitra said...

Healthy .. My mom makes it but in a different way. will try urs soon ..

Unknown said...

I never made this...have eaten it before tho! looks yummy!

Lakshmi ...Rasoi ki Malkin..northern and southern spices said...

A healthy iron rich n tasty recipe

Unknown said...

Lovely presentation, love anything with leaves in it :)

Priya Suresh said...

Thats an iron rich curry, lvoe it much..

AJ said...

Yumm!! That looks very good!!

Rajani said...

your pic tempts me to try it out

Sayantani Mahapatra Mudi said...

thats a mouthwatering curry. looks creamy and delicious.