Drumstick Leaves Sambar
Drumstick Leaves Sambar (murungai keerai) is a really flavorful nutritious curry It is a standard sambar with an onion tadka, into which the cooked leaves are stirred. You can Serve the Drumstick Leaves Sambar Recipe along with steamed rice. You can pack the Moringa Leaves Sambar into a lunch box by mixing it along with rice.
The Moringa leaves find many uses in Indian cuisine as they’re versatile and may be incorporated within the diet in some ways . Adding them to juices and using them as a stir-fry vegetable are the foremost common ways during which they’re eaten.
Moringa leaves are rich in amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. 18 types of amino acids are found in them and each of them makes an important contribution towards our wellbeing. Moringa leaves are anti-inflammatory in nature due to the presence of isothiocyanates. Moringa leaves are rich in vitamin C and beta-carotene that act against free radicals.
Ingredients
- Green gram (paasi paruppu) – 1/2 cup (100 g)
- Drumstick leaves (murungai keerai) – a handful
- Drumsticks (murungai kai) – 2 Nos
- Coconut – 4 pieces
- Shallots (chinna vengayam) – 10 Nos.
- Peppercorns (milagu) – 1 tsp
- Cumins (jeeragam) – 1/2 tsp
- Fenugreek (vendhayam) – 1/4 tsp
- Chilli powder – 1 tsp
- Sambar powder – 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
- Asafoetida (kayam/ hing) – 1/4 tsp
- Oil – 1 tbsp
- Salt – 1 tsp
- Separate drumstick leaves from its stem and wash them.
- Pressure cook greengram (simmer for 5 min after whistle) and keep aside.
- Grind coconut, pepper, cumins & shallots into a fine paste.
- Heat a heavy bottom pan with oil, add fenugreek, drumsticks followed by water.
- Add turmeric powder & chilli powder and bring it to a boil.
- When drumsticks are half-cooked, add drumstick leaves & sambar powder.
- Add cooked greengram when drumsticks’ seeds become soft.
- Add salt & hing, mix them well.
- Add coconut paste and cook for a min.
- Drumstick leaves curry is ready to serve.
Relax & Enjoy !
Courtesy / credit :
Megala’s Kitchen