Muringya Ela thoran – Drumstick leaves
Radhakrishnan Nair
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Yesterday, I went to my elder sister’s house for a small get-together as my sister’s husband had come from “duffaiiii” . As I didn’t see my sis in the front room, I enquired about her whereabouts and came to know that she was in kitchen busy preparing noon meals..She was plucking the drumstick leaves for making Muringya ela thoran..this reminded me of my dad..he loved drumstick leaves thoran a lot…So I’m dedicating this recipe to my dad..without whom, I wouldn’t have stepped in this world..without whom I wouldn’t have come across a “cook” in me.
It’s said that drumstick leaves are good for eyes…yaaaa..but honestly it has been no good for my eyes so far …on the contrary, I was wondering whether this drumstick leaves thoran is the real culprit for me having spectacles?? hehehe |
Just kidding ok…Green leaves are good for eyes. And it’s also good for diabetic patients..
Muringya Ela thoran – Drumstick leaves Ingredients:
Plucked, cleaned and drained Muringya ela – 4 cups (plucked drumstick leaves)
Grated Coconut – 1 cup
Garlic – 6 pods
Turmeric powder – ½ tbs
Dry red chillies – 3 nos
Cumin seeds – ½ tbs (Jeera)
Cooking Oil – 4 tbs (You may use coconut oil if you wish to go by the Nadan ishtyle )
Mustard seeds for spluttering – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – half strand
Salt – per your requirement
How to prepare Muringya Ela thoran – Drumstick leaves:
- Take a mixture grinder and grind grated coconut, cumin seeds, garlic pods and turmeric powder. Once done, keep this grinded mixture aside.
- Take a pan and heat some oil in it.
- Add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter.
- Now add dry red chillies and curry leaves. Saute it for few seconds.
- Add the grinded mixture along with the plucked Muringya ela (drumstick leaves) in the pan and mix well.
- Cover it and cook for around 5 minutes. Also, make sure that you keep on stirring at regular interval so that no lumps are formed. Yipee! It’s done. |
