Murungai keerai thogayal - Drumstick leaves Chutney Recipe

Murungai keerai thogayal is a super healthy and interesting thogayal recipe with drumstick leaves. Recently I started making drumstick leaves recipes regularly in my kitchen. Most of the time, I am making this soup recipe. Sometimes I try kootu, sambar, poriyal and this thogayal with it.

Among sambar, kootu, poriyal and thogayal, my choice is this thogayal. Then comes sambar. This drumstick leaves chutney / murungai keerai thogayal tastes so good even the kids in your house would love to have with plain rice adding ghee. Raksha who is a fussy eater when it comes to keerai recipes, loved this thogayal a lot.

Friends, do try this healthy and yummy murungai keerai thogayal / drumstick leaves chutney for rice and enjoy !. You can also try with idli, dosa if you like.

Murungai keerai thogayal / Drumstick leaves chutney for rice

Murungai keerai thogayal / Drumstick leaves chutney for rice, idli, dosa

 

Cuisine: Tamil nadu

Category: Side dish

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

 

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

Murungai keerai / Drumstick leaves - 1 cup Big onion - 1 Tomato - 1 Tamarind - Small gooseberry size Garlic cloves - 5 Red chilli - 3 to 4 Coconut - 2 tbsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Urad dal - 2 tsp Chana dal - 2 tsp Hing / Asafetida - a pinch Salt & water - as needed To temper Sesame oil - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Red chilli - 1

HOW TO MAKE DRUMSTICK LEAVES CHUTNEY

1. Wash the drumstick leaves. Set aside.
2. Heat oil and roast urad dal, chana dal, red chilli, hing.
3. Lastly add coconut, roast for a minute. Switch off. Remove in a plate.
4. Add 1 tbsp oil again. Saute onion, tomato till tomato becomes mushy.
5. Add drumstick leaves and saute for 5 to 10 minutes. Switch off the flame.
6. Cool down and grind everything together to make a smooth paste.
7. Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard seeds. Add red chilli and the ground paste.
8. Mix well and boil till thick. Remove and serve with plain rice adding ghee.

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash the drumstick leaves and set aside. Heat oil in a kadai. Saute chana dal, urad dal, red chilli and hing till dals turn golden in color. Lastly add coconut, mix well and switch off the flame. Remove in a plate. Heat oil in the kadai. Saute onion, garlic and tomato till tomato becomes mushy. Add drumstick leaves and saute for 5 to 10 minutes till it becomes soft and shrinks in quantity. Switch off the flame. At last grind everything together adding little tamarind to a smooth paste adding water and salt. Heat oil in a kadai, splutter mustard seeds, red chilli. Add the ground paste and saute for few minutes till it becomes thick. Remove and serve with plain rice adding ghee. Enjoy !

Note

Adjust the quantity of chilli as per your taste. You can skip tomato and use tamarind alone. In that case, add BIG gooseberry sized tamarind. To make it more healthy, you can add 1 tbsp of dry roasted sesame seeds too.

Healthy Drumstick leaves thogayal is ready to serve with plain rice.

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