Drumstick Gravy | Murungaikai Kuzhambu

Drumstick gravy with step by step pictures.

Drumstick gravy is an easy kuzhambu that can be made quickly with minimal ingredients/ This goes well with hot steaming rice and also equally tastes better for idli/dosa. Here I have used coconut for volume. but you can avoid it if you need less quantity.

CAN  WE USE OTHER VEGETABLEs

 Yes, of course, you can use brinjal, ladies finger. In that case, don't need to cook the vegetable separately.

 BEST COMBO

Hot steaming rice, idli/dosa.

Let us see how to make this.

Preparation time: 5 mins

Cooking time: 30 mins

Recipe type: Gravy

Recipe Cuisine: Indian

author: Babitha

Serve: 3-4

Ingredients:

To grind:

Coconut pieces-1/2 cup

Kuzhambu chili powder- 2 tsp

Red chilly powder-1. tsp ( if you need additional spiciness, else avoid)

Jeera-1/2 tsp

Other ingredients:

Oil- 2 tsp

Drumstick-1

Mustard-1/2 tsp

red chili-1

Green chilli-1

Garlic pods-4

Curry leaves-few

Salt to taste

tomato-1

Method:

1. Clean the drumstick and cut into 2-inch length. Slit and cut again. Cook the cut piece and keep ready. don't discard water you can use it in gravy.

2. Grind all the ingredients listed under " to grind" to a fine paste.

 

3. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard, red& green chili, garlic, curry leaves. Saute well.

4. Add the tomato and saute it. Add the ground paste. use the reserved water from the boiling to clean the mixer jar and add it.

5. Add salt and wait for a boil. Add cooked drumstick pieces. Wait for it to get thicken and switch off.

Serve for hot steaming rice.

Notes:

1. Instead of cooking the drumstick separately you can also add in the masala paste and cook. Please make sure it is cooked well before switching off.

 

2. If you don't have kuzhambu curry powder use red chilly, coriander and turmeric powder.