MURUNGAKKAI KARA KUZHAMBU (DRUMSTICK SPICY CURRY)

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MURUNGAKKAI KARA KUZHAMBU
Spicy and Sour Drumstick curry

Ingredients

1. Gingelly Oil  - 2tbsp
2. Chana Dhal -  1tsp
3. Urad Dhal - 1 tsp
4. Mustard Seed - 1/2 tsp
5. Cumin Seed - 1/2 tsp
6. Asafoetida powder / hing - 1/4 tsp
7. Red Chilli - 2 or 3pc
8. Fenugreek seed - 1/4 tsp
9. Garlic - 8 
10. Tamarind juice - 1/2 cup
11. Shallots - 2 (chopped)
12. Curry leaves - 1 sprig
13. Tomato - 1 (chopped)
14. Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
15. Chilli Powder - 1tsp
16. Sambar Powder - 3tsp
17. Drumstick - 2
18. Water
19. Salt


Preparations

1. Heat oil and add chana dhal, urad dhal, cumin seed, red chillis, asafoetida powder, fenugreek seed and mustard seed,  cook until mustard seed start to splutter.
2. Add garlic and stir until light brown in low heat.
3. Add shallots, curry leaves and stir until the shallots turns transculent.
4. Add chopped tomatoes and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until the tomatoes gets mushy.
5. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and sambar powder and mix with the other ingredients. Cook for another 3 minutes in medium heat.
6. Now add the drumsticks / Murungakkai and stir well for 2 minutes.
7.  Add tamarind juice and water and mix well  with the ingredients. Let it boil for 10 minutes or until the drumstick is cooked.
8. Keep the heat in medium and cook until  the oil surface. Tangy and tasty drumstick kara kuzhambu is ready to serve.

Tips.
1. Instead of sambar powder, you can use the coriander powder too.
2. You can substitude drumstick with brinjal or use both.
3.  This recipe is good for sundakkai (Turkey berry) too and it is called spicy and sour vathal kuzhambu.




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