Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Muringa Ela Parippu Curry / Lentils with Drumstick leaves

Ingredients:
Lentil red split -1/2 cup
Drumstick leaves -3/4 cup
Turmeric powder -¼ tsp
Green Chilly - 4-5 or more
Onion -1 sliced
Grated coconut -1/2 cup
Cumin seeds -1/2 tsp
Coconut Oil- 1tbsp
Mustard seed -1tsp
Dry red chillies -4-5 nos
Curry leaves-a few

Method:
1.Remove the drumstick leaves from the stem.And keep in plenty of water and keep aside.
2.Cook Lentil,oninon and green chillies with Water and turmeric powder in a pressure cooker for 2 whistle.Now open the lid and add the drumstick leaves and pressure cook for 1 whistle.
3.Grind the coconut and Cumin seeds to a fine paste.
4.Add this paste to the cooked Lentil along with little water and salt.
Allow to boil.
5.When it starts to boil, turn off the stove.
6.Now place a pan on the stove, poure some oil add mustard seed and wait for some seconds.When it poop ups add curry leaves and dry chillies and pour this to curry.

12 comments:

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

Beena, thats lovely, we posted the same recipe, same time...!
Yours look great too dear.

Rachana said...

A delicious dal!

PranisKitchen said...

muringaleaves payar curry a delcious and healthy choice da.here no way to find this healthy leaf so enjoying with other combination..good one beena

Sarah Naveen said...

ayyo..kothipiche!!!
ente fav curry...looks so delicious..
we dont get muringa ila here :(...

Priya said...

awww .. this dish has made me nostalgic...ivide muringa ela kittilya...love this dish...u have an awesome blog .. thanks for visiting me and for ur comments:)

divya said...

looks so delicious....healthy tooo..

Vrinda said...

This is my fav combo....miss Drumstick leaves here

Nitha said...

Wow.. my favourite... Missing home :(

Suja Manoj said...

Delicious and healthy curry..nice one dear..ivide ethu kittilla :(

Aparna said...

my fav..item aanu..enthundu bisheshngl???

Hayley said...

I was thinking today I saw very similar recipe on Jay's blog...and I saw her comment here..;-) Delicious daal..:-))

Suji said...

Hey Beena, Ayyoda Muringa ela evide kittila, Ethu kandittu kothy varunallo da...

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Kairali sisters