Murungai keerai Thuvattal /Poriyal

I am a great lover of Murungai keerai (Drumstick leaves).  Here in Chennai it is very difficult to get Murungai keerai. One small bunch costs 15Rs. whenever I go Tanjore, which is my native, my mom prepares Murungai keerai thanni chaaru, thuvattal and kootu…. She makes adai with murungai keerai, which is also very tasty and yummy…

Today I got one bunch of Murungai keerai and thought of making keerai thuvattal/Poriyal. Posted the same with step by step preparation.

Ingredients

Murungai keerai /Drumstick leaves – 1 bunch

Channa Dal/Kadalai paruppu – 1 tspn

Small onion – 4nos

Red chilli – 2nos

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Curry leaf – 1 string

Salt to taste

Grated coconut - ½ cup

Gingely oil – 1 tspn

Step – 1

Wash and clean the drumstick leaves. Chop the onion and split the red chilli in to pieces.

Step -2

Heat kadai and add 1 tspn of Gingely oil.  Once the oil get hot add channa dal and fry for few seconds.  Then add mustard seeds. Once it pops out, add chilli , onion and curry leaves. Cook for few minutes

Step -3

Now add cleaned drumstick leaves and cook it by covering the kadai with lid.  It will take at least 5 mins to get cooked.

Step- 4

Once it cooked add salt and grated coconut. And fry it for few mins.

Here goes my tasty murungai keerai thuvattal/ poriyal.