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Thursday, April 14, 2016

M - Mulakkaya Kura /Drumstick Curry

Drumstick/Mulakkaya is a vegetable that is commonly found in Asia and parts of Africa, being a vitamin C and potassium rich vegetable,  the leaves of the tree also has a lot more health benefits.

If you are living in India, it's easy to find fresh drumsticks, in US I had to rely on frozen ones for several years but now I can find the fresh drumsticks in Indian stores. 

Preparation Time: 10 minutes 
Cook Time: 25 minutes 
Serves : 2-3

Ingredients:

Drumsticks/Mulakkaya: 2 peel the excess skin off a little and cut into 3" pieces 
Onion : 2 large 
Garlic: 3 cloves 
Turmeric: 1/2 teaspoon 
Urad dal/Minappappu: 1 teaspoon 
Mustard seeds/Aavalu: 1/2 teaspoon 
Curry leaves: 1 sprig 
Green chilies: 3 slit 
Red chili powder: 1 teaspoon
Coriander powder: 1/2 teaspoon 
Cumin powder: 1/2 teaspoon 
Salt to taste 
Water : 3/4 cup 

To make a slurry:

Rice flour or Besan : 1 tablespoon 
Warm milk: 3 tablespoons

Method:

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and Urad dal. Fry for 1 minute until they splatter. Add green chilies, garlic and curry leaves, fry for 1 minute. Add drumstick pieces and fry for 2 minutes.
Add onion, turmeric and sauté till they turn translucent. 
Add salt and red chili powder, mix and cook for 2 minutes. Add water, close lid and cook on low flame for 8-10 minutes until all the water is pretty much absorbed and the drumsticks cooked. If needed, add a little more water. Add coriander and cumin powders, mix well. 
Make the slurry and add it to the curry, cook for 2 minutes and turn off the stove.

Garnish with cilantro and Serve hot with rice.

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15 comments:

  1. I love all kind of plus and this Mula kamala one sounds yummy and flavorful.

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  2. Slurp slurp, i want to make this curry soon, sounds simply fantabulous.

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  3. What a delicious looking mulakkada kura Amara. I rarely buy drumsticks, but you are tempting me to look for fresh ones and make this curry.

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  4. I love this version..good one..

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  5. This curry with drumsticks looks so good...

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  6. Yes, it is called Murungakai curry in Tamil and easy to prepare. Will try using your recipe too

    M -Men are from Mars

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  7. same pinch. I tried murungai kai kootu today. love this veggie

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  8. Drumstick curry looks inviting with all those ingredients.

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  9. The drumsticks are do healthy to eat and your version is almost similar to what I make , looks super .

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  10. We make a curry with drumsticks, onions and besan. Your version looks super tempting!!

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  11. I use drumsticks only in sambhar and kuzhambu. This version of curry looks so interesting. Should make it for my drumstick loving boys.

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  12. I have some frozen drumstick that have been planning to try - this looks so good

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  13. I too make this curry but adding milk and flour is new to me will give a try...

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