Drumstick is one of those vegetables thats available all across India. It plays well with other vegetables and pulses too. It can be used to make a variety of dishes. Drumsticks enhances the flavour of the dish its used to prepare. This Drumstick Curry however is a curry with just drumsticks as the main ingredient. It is a dish that requires minimum effort but is yum.
Ingredients:
- 2 Drumsticks
- 1 Onion
- 2 Tomatoes
- 2 Green Chillies
- 1 sprig Curry Leaves
- 1/4 cup grated Coconut
- 1/2 tsp Fennel seeds
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Urad dal
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 1/2 tsp Sambhar powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt or as required
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp Water
Recipe:
Wash and chop the drumsticks into 2 inch slices. Cut the onion and tomatoes length wise. Slice the green chillies into halves.
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Take the chopped drumstick slices in a pressure cooker with salt, turmeric and 1/2 cup water. Cook it for about 3 whistles in medium to high flame.
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Let the steam settle itself. Do not drain the excess water. Keep aside.
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Take grated coconut and fennel seeds in a mixer jar and blend them in to a paste with 1 or 2 tbsp of water.
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In a kadai, heat oil in a medium flame and add mustard seeds. After it sputters add urad dal. Let it brown a bit. Make sure not to burn them.
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Next add the onion, green chillies and curry leaves. Sauté them till the onion becomes translucent.
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Add the tomatoes and about 2 pinches of salt. Stir and let the tomatoes cook for a few minutes.
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Switch the flame to low and add sambhar powder. Mix well.
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Then add the drumsticks along with the excess water, if any from pressure cooking it.
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Add the remaining 1/2 cup of water. Let it boil well.
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Add the ground coconut and fennel paste.
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Mix them all together and let it simmer for about 2-3 minutes. Switch off the flame.
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Drumstick curry is ready to be served.
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