Tasty Drumstick Recipes For The Healthy Vegetarian Soul

Drumsticks or Shegva or 'Siajan ki phalli' recipes are healthy, yummy and easy to make. They will not just contribute in regulating blood sugar levels, but also in making your bones stronger and boost your immunity! So, here are some recipes for you to try.

Murungakkai Masala

Ingredients:

• 5 drumsticks
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• Salt to taste

For the Masala:

• 1/3 cup grated coconut
• ½ tsp fennel seeds

For the Tempering:

• 2 tsp cooking oil
• 7-8 curry leaves
• 2 small cinnamon sticks
• 2 cloves
• 2 cardamoms

Method:

• Clean and wash the drumsticks, and remove the ends.
• Cut it into smaller (finger-sized) pieces.
• Heat oil, add the tempering items, garlic and onions (after the spices splutter) and fry till golden brown.
• Add the drumstick, red chilli powder and stir, then add a small quantity of water to cover the drumsticks.
• Cover with a lid and cook till tender.
• Grind coconut, fennel seeds with a small quantity of water to make masala and add to the drumsticks with salt to taste.
• Cook till the gravy becomes thick.

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Thrissur-style Drumstick Sambar

Ingredients:

• 1 cup toor dal
• 3 drumsticks, chopped into finger-sized pieces
• 10 onion shallots
• 2 small tomatoes, chopped
• 2 green chillies
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 ½ tsp salt
• A small ball of tamarind (size of small gooseberry)
• 1 ½ tbsp sambar powder (this usually contains red chilli powder and asafoetida)
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 2-3 sprigs curry leaves
• 2 dried red chillies
• ½ cup freshly ground coconut
• 4 tsp coconut oil (you can substitute with rice bran oil but it doesn’t taste quite the same)

Method:

• Soak tamarind in water and keep aside.
• Pressure cook toor dal and keep it aside.
• Boil drumsticks, tomatoes, shallots (use half the quantity), turmeric powder, green chillies, and salt.
• Extract the tamarind water from the tamarind and add it to the above sambar mix and let it boil for a few minutes.
• Stir fry coconut with the other half of the shallots in coconut oil.
• Blend this in a mixer once it cools down. Add the sambar powder to this mixture and then blend this with the toor dal.
• Add this mixture to the boiling water.
• For the tempering: add mustard seeds to 2 teaspoons of coconut oil; once it splutters, add curry leaves and red chillies.
• Add this to the sambar and garnish with fresh coriander.

Drumstick Curry Recipe

Ingredients:

For Grinding:

• 1 medium onion chopped roughly
• 2 medium tomatoes chopped roughly
• half inch ginger chopped
• 2-3 garlic chopped

For The Curry:

• 4 to 5 medium drumsticks
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp garam masala
• 1 pinch asafoetida
• 1 to 1.5 cups of water
• 2 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste
• Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

• Peel and chop the drumsticks into 3 inches long pieces
• Make a smooth paste without adding water
• Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, crackle them and then grind it into a paste.
• Now in the paste add the turmeric, red chilli powder and hing.
• Saute till you see oil leaving the sides of the masala.
• Add the drumsticks and stir so that they are coated well with the masala.
• Pour in some water and season with salt. Cover pan with a lid and let the drumsticks cook till they become tender. Do not let them become gooey, they should not break so be careful.
• Sprinkle the garam masala and garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with rice.

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