Murungakkai Thokku - Drumstick Thokku
Murungakkai thokku recipe made using drumstick pulp served as a side dish with rice.
Ingredients
- Murungakkai or Drumsticks - 6
- Onion – 1
- Tamarind – 1 small piece
- Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
- Sambar powder – 2 tsp
- Red chili powder - 1 tsp
- Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Urad dal -1 tsp
- Curry leaves – 1 sprig
- Salt – to taste
- Oil – 3 tsp
Instructions
- Trim the ends of the Murungakkai or drumstick and cut each one into 2 or 3 long pieces.
- Heat a pan with 1 to 2 cups water. When it comes to a boil, add drumstick pieces, tamarind, turmeric powder, 2 pinch salt.
- Let it cook over medium flame till the drumstick become soft.
- Once cooled drain away excess water, discard the tamarind and remove the drumstick pieces on to a plate.
- Open the drumstick and using a spoon scrape away the pulp along with the seeds and keep it aside.
- Heat a pan with oil. Add mustard seeds and let it splutter.
- Add urad dal and roast till it becomes golden in color.
- Add onion, curry leaves and sauté till the onion turns translucent.
- Add the murungakkai pulp, red chili powder, sambar powder, salt and mix well.
- Let it cook for another 3-4 minutes over low flame for the flavors to merge together.
- Murungakkai thokku is ready to serve.
- You can either serve this as a side dish with sambar or rasam rice or mix this thokku with rice and eat.
