Muringakka/ Drumstick Curry

Muringakka/ Drumstick Curry

Today's recipe is a charu curry and is served over rice. This is a vegetarian favorite a simple and flavorful curry. The curry base is ground coconut and the flavor is from drumstick,curry leaves and fennel. You can also add prawns or small fish like anchovies and smelt and convert this dish into  non-vegetarian. Try this simple dish,you will surely love it.

Ingredients
Drumsticks- 15-20 pieces
Onion- small finely chopped
Ginger- 1 inch thick
Coconut grated - 1 cup
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder- 3/4 tsp
Coriander powder- 1  tsp
Fennel seeds- 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves- a few
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds- 1/3 tsp
Dry red chilly-2
Salt to taste

Make a fine paste of coconut and fennel seeds and keep aside.
Scrap the skin of drumstick or very  gently peel it off and cut into 2 1/2 to 3 inch pieces.

Heat oil in a pan and add chopped ginger and onion and saute till it changes color to golden brown. Add turmeric, chilly and coriander powder and saute for a minute followed by drumsticks, salt and 1/2 cup of water. When it is cooked and soft add the ground paste and mix well. Simmer for two minutes.

Heat two tsp of coconut oil and add mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds and when they splutter add dry red chilly and curry leaves. Saute till it gets crispy and add over the curry and mix well..Serve with rice.

Try this
Hope you will all enjoy.