Murungakkai Masala Kuzhambu | முருங்கை மசாலா குழம்பு | Ammavum Naanum Episode #17|Rakesh Raghunathan

Murungakkai or drumsticks cooked in a tamarind strain and finished the a coconut, poppy seed, cashew and cardamom paste and later tempered with more cashewnuts. Give this kuzhambu a shot. Pairs incredibly well with steaming hot rice or crisp dosais or fluffy idlies. Recipe text below.

Ingredients :

1. Small onions - 10 nos (peeled)
2. Tomato - 1 no (chopped)
3. Green chillies - 2 slit
4. Drumsticks - 2 nos
5. Garlic - 4 pods (optional)
6. Sambar powder - 3 tsp
7. Tamarind water - 500 ml (from size of medium lemon)
8. Turmeric - 1 tsp
9. Salt

To be ground to a paste:

1. Coconut - 2 tbsp
2. Poppy seeds - 2 tsp
3. Cashew Nuts- 15 nos
4. Cardamom - 5 nos

Tempering:

1. Oil - 2 tsp
2. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
3. Fenugreek seeds - 1tsp
4. Urad dhal - 1 tsp
5. Cinnamon stick - 1 inch

Method :

In a wok, boil tamarind water along with turmeric and salt and add the cut drumsticks. Cover and cook.
In a separate wok, add oil and temper with mustard, fenugreek seeds and urad dhal.
Add slit green chillies, small onion, curry leaves and saute.
Now add the chopped tomatoes, sambar powder, salt. Cover and cook.
Make a fine paste of all ingredients mentioned under to be ground to a paste.
Add the sauteed tomatoes, onions to the tamarind, drumstick curry. Allow to boil.
Add the ground paste to the boiling mixture and reduce heat. Check for salt.
Temper finally with roasted cashews (optional)
Serve hot with rice or idlies/ dosais

Note :
Brinjals/ Lady's finger can be used instead of drumsticks.

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