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முருங்கக்கீரை பொரிச்ச குழம்பு (Drumstick leaves gravy)

Drumstick comes under spinach variety and it has lots of health benefits. In Tamilnadu most of the individual houses will have this tree and from top to bottom of the tree it has various uses. The root,stem,flowers and leaves are raw materials for many medicines.

Coursemain course
Cuisinetamil

Prep Time

20minutes

Cook Time

30minutes

Prep Time

20minutes

Cook Time

30minutes

Ingredients

1bunch Drumstickleaves
1cup MoongDal
1tbsp Sambar Powder
1/2cup coconutGrated
1 Green chilli
1/2tsp Jeera seeds
1/2tsp Black pepper
1/2tsp Oil
pinch Salta
1/2tsp Turmeric

For Tadka :

1tsp Ghee
1/2tsp Mustard seeds
1/2tsp Jeera
2 chilliesRed
Curry leavesfew
pinch Hing a

Instructions

Pressure cook moongdal upto 3 whistles and keep aside
Grind coconut,jeera,pepper and green chilli to a paste.
Clean and chop drumstick leaves finely. Wash them thoroughly.
Heat 1tsp of oil and add drumstick leaves. Saute for a minute
Add water, a turmeric and salt. Let the leaves get cooked for about minutes pinch of 3 4
Then add pressure cooked moongdal, coconut paste, sambar powder and little water. Let the whole mixture boil for about 10 minutes
Heat ghee in tadka pan and add all the ingredients mentioned under ‘For Tadka’ session
Murungakeerai poricha kuzhambu is ready to be served with steaming hot rice
I prepared a very simple okra fry as sidedish
Shall update that recipe as well 🙂