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Murungakkai Kootu | Drumstick Kootu | Drumstick Curry Recipe with detailed step by step instructions with pictures and video recipe below.Β 

Drumstick curry recipe

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What is Murungakkai Kootu | Drumstick Curry

Murungakkai Kootu / Drumstick Kootu recipe is a tasty South Indian recipe that can be prepared using drumstick/murungakkai. Murungakkai kootu is one of my favorite kootu. It is one of the best vegetable curry recipes. Drumstick tree is also called moringa. Drumstick is very healthy. It is popular in south India. It is high in vitamin C. Drumstick curry can be prepared in many ways. This variety is very easy to prepare and also tasty. Other Drumstick recipes are Murungakkai poriyal, Murungakkai sambar, murungakkai parupu kootu, etc. You can also check other rice side dish recipes like

Drumstick curry

Murungakkai curry is a side dish for rice. It is the best combination with fish curry. Peel off the skin and cut drumstick into lengthwise or as you like. Depending upon the size the cooking time will change. Adding coarsely grinded coconut paste with coconut, garlic, tamarind, chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and jeera powder gives a nice taste and flavour for this curry. As come into a side dish for rice, there are many curry recipes like

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Drumstick curry

Murungakkai Kootu | Drumstick Kootu | How to make Drumstick Curry Recipe

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Murungakkai Kootu | Drumstick Kootu | How to make Drumstick Curry Recipe. Murungakkai Kootu recipe is a tasty South Indian recipe that can be prepared using drumstick/murungakkai. It is one of the best vegetable curry recipes.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine South Indian, Tamilnadu
Servings 4 people
Calories 160 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 5 Drumstick
  • 15 Small onion
  • 2 Tomato
  • 3 Green chilly
  • Salt (As needed)
  • 1 tsp Oil
  • ΒΌ tsp Mustard seeds
  • Curry leaves (few)

To grind

  • 1 cup Coconut
  • 5 pods Garlic
  • Tamarind (Gooseberry size)
  • 2 tsp Chilly powder
  • Β½ tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp Coriander powder
  • 1 tsp Jeera powder

Instructions

  • Peel off the skin and cut drumstick into lengthwise pieces.
  • In a blender, add coconut, garlic, tamarind, chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, jeera powder and water grind it coarsely.
  • Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and curry leaves.
  • Add chopped small onion, green chilly, tomato and drumstick mix well.
  • Add grinded coconut, salt and enough water into it.
  • Cover and cook until drumstick cooks well.
  • Drumstick curry is ready to serve with rice.

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Murungakkai Kootu | Drumstick Curry recipe with step by step pictures:

1.Peel off the skin and cut drumstick into lengthwise pieces.

Drumstick curry
Drumstick curry

2.In a blender, add coconut, garlic, tamarind, chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, jeera powder and water grind it coarsely.

Drumstick curry
Drumstick curry

3.Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and curry leaves.

Drumstick curry recipe

4.Add chopped small onion, green chilly, tomato and drumstick mix well.

Drumstick curry recipe
murungakkai kootu
Drumstick curry recipe
murungakkai kootu
drumstick kootu

5.Add grinded coconut, salt and enough water into it.

murungakkai kootu recipe
murungakkai curry recipe

6.Cover and cook until drumstick cooks well.

murungakkai curry
murungakkai curry recipe

7.Drumstick curry is ready to serve with rice.

Drumstick curry recipe

Keywords to understand

Ingredients Other Words

DrumstickMurungaikai, dhol ka chhadee
Small onionciriya venkayam, chhota pyaaj
Small onionciriya venkayam, chhota pyaaj
Green chillyPaccai milakay, haree mirch
garlicPuntu, lahasun
CoconutTenkay, naariyal
TamarindPuli, imalee
Red chilly powdercivappu milakay tul, laal mirch paudar
Turmeric powdermanjal tul, haldee paudar
Coriander powderkottamalli tul, dhaniya paudar
Jeera powderjira tul, jeera paudar
Saltuppu, namak
OilΒ enney, tel
Mustard seedskatuku, sarason ke beej
Curry leaveskariveppilai, karee patte

Note

1.If you want add more coconut to it.
2.If you want more spicy, add more chilly powder.
3.Don’t grind the coconut smoothly.
4.Cooking time varies as per the maturity of the drumstick.

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  1. Anonymous

    5 stars
    very tasty curry recipe. thanks for this recipe

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