Recipe : Murungakkai Kootu | Tasty Drumstick Kootu Pressure Cooking Method Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook time: under 20 minutes Total time: 50 min Recipe Cuisine: Indian Recipe Category: Kootu Serves: 4 persons

About The Recipe Murungakkai Kootu \ Drumstick Kootu recipe made with the pasi paruppu \ moong dal and simple ingredients in a easy pressure cooking method - South Indian Cuisine.

Ingredients :

Drumstick \ Murungakkai - 2 no (3" long) Coconut - 1/4 cup (chopped) Green Chilli - 2 no Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad Dal - 1/2 tsp Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp Shallots \ Sambar Onion - 1/2 cup (chopped) Garlic - 5 cloves Curry Leaves - 2 stk Tomato - 2 no (chopped) Moong Dal \ Pasi Paruppu - 1/3 cup (soaked half an hour) Coriander Leaves - 3 tbsp (chopped) Oil - 2 tbsp Salt to Taste.

Method :

Steps To Make The Drumstick \ Murungakkai Kootu : First grind the coconut, green chilli and cumin seeds into paste with required water and keep aside. (Image 1 and 2)

To make the kootu, heat oil in a pressure cooker pan and temper the mustard and urad dal, after splutter stir in the asafoetida. (Image 3) Add in the shallots, garlic and curry leaves, saute and cook till the shallots turn light brown color. (Image 4) Add in the tomato and cook till it turns soft. (Image 5) Then stir in the drumstick for few seconds. (Image 6)

Then stir in the pasi paruppu \ moong dal. (Image 7) Add in the ground coconut-mixture paste, two cups of water and required salt and mix well. Bring to boil and cook for 1 whistle and 2 to 3mins over simmer. When all the steam has released, open the pan and mix well. (Image 8 and 9) Finally stir in the coriander leaves and ready to serve. (Image 10)

Serving Suggestion : Serve hot with Crispy Sepang Kizhangu 1 or Crispy Sepang Kizhangu Fry 2. Other Kootu Labels : Kootu Recipes.

Published: MAY 8, 2015

By Author : Kalais