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.
