Murungakkai Poricha Kuzhambu is a traditional South Indian dish made with drumsticks, lentils, and a flavorful blend of spices. The drumsticks are cooked with a mixture of lentils, and a roasted coconut and spice mixture. The resulting dish is typically served with steamed rice. It is a vegetarian dish that is both healthy and delicious, and is a popular staple in many South Indian households.
Murungakkai Poricha Kuzhambu
Course: KuzhambuCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Easy4
servings10
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minutesMurungakkai Poricha Kuzhambu is a traditional South Indian dish made with drumsticks, lentils, and a flavorful blend of spices.
Ingredients
Drumstick – 2 Nos
Green Gram Dhal – ½ cup
Coconut gratings – 2 tablespoons
Jeera – ½ teaspoon
Green Chilli – 1
Rice flour – 1 teaspoon
Sambar powder – 1 teaspoon heaped
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Salt – 1 teaspoon
Oil – 1 teaspoon
Mustard – ½ teaspoon
sambar onion – 2 chopped finely
Curry leaves – few
Directions
- Cook green gram dhal in open vessel along with a pinch of turmeric powder and a teaspoon of oil till soft.
- Cut drumstick into 3 to 4″ long and put it in a vessel and add just enough water to cover the vegetable. Add sambar powder, turmeric and salt and cook till the vegetables are soft. Add the cooked dhal. Allow to boil.
- Grind coconut, green chilli, rice flour and jeera to a fine paste. Wash the mixie and add that water also to the paste and make it liquid. Add this to the vegetable and mix well. Allow to boil.
- Season it with mustard, chopped onion and curry leaves.
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