Drumstick Leaves Stew Recipe | Murungaikeerai Kootu | Startup Cooking

DRUMSTICK LEAVES STEW | MURUNGAKEERAI KOOTU | STARTUP COOKING

Drumstick leaves / Moringa Leaves / Murungai Keerai is a wonderful green leaf variety with lots of health benefits. There are excellent sources of iron and calcium. It helps boost the immune system and increases breast milk production. 

Drumstick leaves stew (Murungai Keerai paruppu) is an excellent lentil stew rich in vitamins, proteins etc., This recipe is from South Indian especially Tamil Nadu cuisine. It is a soft lentil stew made with moong dal cooked in drumstick leaves and mixed together in coconut paste. 

This stew is often served with hot rice and also pair up with dosa, chapatti or roti. Follow my step-by-step photo recipe to prepare  Drumstick Leaves Kootu. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

Kootu Collection List

• chow chow kootu

• pudalangai kootu

• avarakkai kootu

• pumpkin kootu

• drumstick leaves stew

similar recipes,

• Vadacurry

• bombay chutney

• moong dal sambar

• drumstick sambar

• drumstick leaves stew

• udupi sambar

• dal tadka

• palakura pappu

RECIPE FOR DRUMSTICK LEAVES KOOTU

Coarse       : Main, Kootu Recipes

Cuisine      : South Indian

Author       : Jayashree Karthik 

Prep Time  : 20 min

Cook Time : 30 min

Total Time  : 50 min

INGREDIENTS

To Pressure Cook

• 1/3 cup moong dal

• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

For Seasoning

• 1.5 tbsp sesame oil

• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds

• 1 tsp urad dal

• 1 red chilli

• 1 spring curry leaves

• 1 small onion - finely chopped

• 1 small tomato - finely chopped

• 2 cup drumstick leaves - chopped (optional)

For Grind

• 1/3 cup grated coconut

• 2 green chilli

• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds

PROCEDURE

• take the moong dal in a bowl, wash well

• add 1 cup water

• add turmeric powder and salt

• place the bowl in pressure cooker. pressure cook the dal for 3 whistle, or till the dal becomes soft and mushy, mash the dal well

• wash drumstick leaves thoroughly and keep it aside

• take grated coconut, cumin seeds and green chilli in mixer grinder

• add little water and grind to a smooth paste, keep it aside

• heat oil in a wok

• add mustard seeds, allow to crackle the seeds

• add urad dal and fry well it changes the color

• add hing, red chili and curry leaves

• add finely chopped onion, saute well till they turn translucent

• add chopped tomato and saute well

• add drumstick leaves and saute well for 1 minute in medium flame

• add mashed moong dal and half cup water

• cook for 2 minutes

• add coconut paste

• mix well 

• adjust the salt if needed

• cook the Kootu for 30 seconds to 1 minute and then switch off the flame

• Drumstick Leaves Kootu or Murungai Keerai Kootu ready

• serve with hot steamed rice !

NOTES

1. can replace moong dal with toor dal
2. don't cook the drumstick leaves more than a minute or else the taste will differ
3. after adding coconut paste, cook less than a minute, then immediately switch off the flame
4. taste great with potato fry or any vegetable fry

Drumstick Leaves Kootu with Step-By-Step Photo Recipe

take moong dal in a bowl, wash well

add 1 cup water and little turmeric powder and place the bowl in pressure cooker

pressure cook dal for 3-5 whistle

dal cooked well

mash the dal well, keep it aside

heat oil in a wok, add mustard seeds and allow to crackle

add urad dal, hing and curry leaves, saute for few seconds

add red chilli and saute well

add finely chopped onion

saute well till the onion turn translucent

add chopped tomato

saute well till it turn mushy

add cleaned drumstick leaves

saute  the leaves for 1 minute in medium flame

add cooked and mashed dal

add grated coconut, green chilli and cumin seeds in mixer grinder

add little water and grind to a smooth paste

add coconut paste 

mix well and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute

switch off the flame

Murungai Keerai Kootu Ready