Drumstick Poriyal | Murungakkai poriyal recipe

Drumstick / Murungakkai is a super healthy vegetable packed with rich source of vitamins and minerals. It helps to boost immunity, develop strong bones and purifies the blood. Usually we make sambar, poricha kuzhambu and vathakuzhambu with drumstick. Long back I had tried and shared a drumstick masala recipe. After that, I never got a chance to try something different.

Today I tried my mom’s style drumstick poriyal / murungaikai poriyal for our lunch. It came out so well. We all loved it. You can make this poriyal directly in a pressure cooker. Friends, do try this easy, yummy drumstick poriyal for rice and enjoy.

Check out my drumstick masala recipe. 

Drumstick poriyal / murungaikai poriyal recipe

Drumstick poriyal / murungaikai poriyal recipe for rice

 

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Side dish

Serves: 2

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

 

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

Drumstick / Murungakkai - 3 Big onion - 1 Tomato - 2 Ginger garlic paste – 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp Sambar powder - 1 tsp Salt & water - as needed Coriander leaves – 1/4 cup Grated coconut – 1/4 cup To temper Cooking oil - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Chana dal - 2 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Curry leaves - few

HOW TO MAKE MURUNGAKKAI PORIYAL

1. Wash and chop drumstick into finger length pieces. Finely chop onion, tomato.
2. Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves.
3. Saute onion till transparent. Add ginger garlic paste. Saute till raw smell goes off.
4. Add tomato and saute till it turns mushy. Add drumstick pieces, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, sambar powder and salt.
5. Mix well and add required water. Cover cook till drumstick is done.
6. Once all the water is absorbed, add grated coconut and mix well.
7. Serve with rice. Enjoy !

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and chop drumstick into pointer finger length pieces. Finely chop onion and tomato. Set aside. Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal and curry leaves. Saute onion till transparent. Add ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell vanishes. Add tomato and saute till mushy. Add required salt to cook quickly. Now add the drumstick pieces. Saute for a minute. Add red chilli powder, sambar powder and turmeric powder. Mix well. Add required water and cover cook in low flame till drumstick is cooked soft inside. Take one, press the seed and pulp to see if its cooked properly. If cooked, boil the excess water and bring it to semi dry texture. Lastly add the grated coconut and mix gently without breaking the drumstick. Serve hot with rice. Enjoy !

Note

Adjust the quantity of chilli powder and sambar powder as per your taste. You can skip ginger garlic paste.

Try this easy, yummy Drumstick poriyal for lunch and enjoy !

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