Thakali-Muringakkai Curry

Ingredientsfor 5 servings

• 5 nos Tomatoes
• 2 nos Onions medium
• 3 nos Green chillies
• 2 nos Drumsticks (Muringakkai)
• Or
• 2 nos Potatoes
• 1 tbsp Chilly powder
• 1/2 tbsp Turmeric powder
• Curry leaves A, a few
• 1 cup Coconut — grated
• 1 nos Garlic pods
• 1/2 tbsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
• Salt, to taste
• 1 cup Curd fresh and not too fermented
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 nos Small onion (Kunjulli)
• Curry leaves A, a few

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Grind together coconut, cumin seed and garlic.

2. Step 2

   Remove the skin of drumsticks and cut into small pieces and cut tomatoes and onions into long, thin pieces.

3. Step 3

   Heat about 300 ml of water in a vessel.

4. Step 4

   Add drumsticks, tomatoes and onions along with salt, turmeric, chilly powder, few curry leaves and chopped green chillies.

5. Step 5

   Add more water, if required.

6. Step 6

   The vegetables should be completely immersed in water.

7. Step 7

   Cover the pan with a lid and allow it to boil.

8. Step 8

   Cook on a low flame, till vegs. Are well cooked.

9. Step 9

   Add the ground mixture and cook, till it is thick without too much water, but enough water for gravy.

10. Step 10

    Allow it to cool.

11. Step 11

    Add curd and give it a good stir. -At the end it should have enough gravy, not too thick, not too loose-just like moru curry.

12. Step 12

    When it`s warm through, remove from fire.

13. Step 13

    Do not boil it.

14. Step 14

    Add more salt, if needed.

15. Step 15

    Warm the oil in a pan or a kadai.

16. Step 16

    Let the mustard seeds crackle.

17. Step 17

    Add chopped small onion and curry leaves and sauté.

18. Step 18

    Add the above seasoning into the curry and Stir everything together thoroughly.

19. Step 19

    Goes well with rice.

20. Step 20

    You can make this curry without drumsticks, or by using potatoes instead of drumsticks.

21. Step 21

    If u are using potatoes, cut potatoes into thin long pieces and cook along with tomatoes.