Name: Drumstick leaves curry ( Kerala style ) recipe by Anjali Suresh at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Drumstick leaves - 1 big cup ( removed from branches & washed well ); Tuvar dal/ Arhar dal - 1 katori ( boiled & kept aside ); Coconut - 1 bowl ( fresh grated ); Jeera - half tspn; Whole dry red chilly for tadka & masala - 3 to 4 ( adjust to taste ); Small baby onions - about 5 to 6 nos peeled & sliced fine; Mustard seeds - 1tspn; Coconut oil - 1 tbspn; Hing - 2 pinches ( optional ); Turmeric pwdr - half tspn; Salt to taste; water for cooking

Ingredients Serving: 4

Drumstick leaves - 1 big cup ( removed from branches & washed well )
Tuvar dal/ Arhar dal - 1 katori ( boiled & kept aside )
Coconut - 1 bowl ( fresh grated )
Jeera - half tspn
Whole dry red chilly for tadka & masala - 3 to 4 ( adjust to taste )
Small baby onions - about 5 to 6 nos peeled & sliced fine
Mustard seeds - 1tspn
Coconut oil - 1 tbspn
Hing - 2 pinches ( optional )
Turmeric pwdr - half tspn
Salt to taste
water for cooking

Instructions

Take a big kadai , put in the washed drumstick leaves with some water.
Add salt & turmeric pwdr, mix well & let it cook for a few minutes.
Then add the boiled & mashed dal.
In the meantime in a mixer jar grind the grated coconut, jeera & 1 or 2 dry red chillies broken into pieces with little water to a smooth paste .
Now pour in the ground coconut paste. Mix again. Boil for a few minutes. Add little water if required and bring to required consistency.
Turn off the gas. In a tadka pan put oil & when hot put in mustard seeds & hing....
After they splutter add the dry red chilly kept for tadka & the sliced baby onions....
Fry well ..... when it gets golden brown pour this all over the curry & mix well.... serve hot with steamed rice or roti.

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