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Muringa Ila Parippu curry/ Drumstick leaves and Toor dal in spicy curry

Delicious Muringa Ila Parippu curry/ Drumstick leaves and Toor dal in spicy curry a simple curry goes well with rice or roti
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: curries, Drumstick leaves and toor dal curry, Muringa ila parippu curry
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 380kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 cup Drumstick leaves/Muringa leaves
  • ½ cup Toor dal
  • 2 Tomato
  • ½ cup Onion
  • ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
  • ¼ teaspoon Mustard seeds:
  • ½ teaspoon Chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon Cumin powder
  • ½ teaspoon Coriander powder
  • ½ teaspoon Gram masala
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon urmeric powder
  • 2 Red chili: halved in two
  • 3 Garlic cloves
  • 2 inch Ginger
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves:
  • 1 tablespoon Coriander leaves
  • 2 tablespoon Oil I used olive oil
  • 2 cups Water

Instructions

  • Pluck and clean the drum stick leaves, remove as much stem possible, wash them in running water and set aside.
  • In pressure cooker cook the toor dal with 1 ½ cup water for 3 whistles (it takes about 15-20 minutes) and set aside.
  • In a medium sauce pan heat 1 ½ tablespoon of oil and add cumin seeds once they starts splutters add chopped onion  and curry leaves fry them until they become translucent or change color it takes about 6 minutes.
  • To add ginger garlic paste and fry for another 2 minutes. Add salt, turmeric, cumin, coriander, gram masla and chili powder and fry for 1 minute.
  • To the above mixture add tomato cook for another 2 minutes or until tomato become soft. To onion tomato masala mix add cleaned drum stick leaves and cook until they are wilted it takes about 7 minutes.
  • Once they are well done add cooked toor dal and let it boil for another 2 minutes with stirring in between. Adjust the spice and salt if needed. Add water if needed to make desired consistency.
  • In a small pan heat rest of the oil and mustard seeds halved chilies and coriander leaves. When mustard seeds starts popping switch of heat and add to cooked dal muringa mixture.
  • Enjoy warm with rice or roti.

Nutrition

Calories: 380kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 323mg | Potassium: 906mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 824IU | Vitamin C: 569mg | Calcium: 1082mg | Iron: 4mg
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