Ingredients

• Drumsticks - 2
• Tamarind - big lemon size
• Tomato puree - 1/2 cup
• Grated coconut - 4 tbsp
• Red chillies - 5
• Tuvar dal - 1 tbsp
• Urad dal - 1 tbsp
• Methi seeds - 1/2 tbsp
• Pepper - 1/2 tbsp
• Dhania powder - 1 tbsp
• Asafetida (Hing) - a pinch
• Turmeric - a pinch
• Rice flour - 1/2 tbsp
• Curry leaves
• Mustard and oil for seasoning

How to Make Drumstick Kolambu

• Cut drumsticks into 2 inch pieces
• Soak tamarind in 2 cups water and extract juice.
• Roast red chillies, tuvar dal, urad dal, methi seeds and pepper.
• Add coconut and dhania powder to the roasted items and grind all to a paste
• Take a sauce pan and heat the tamarind water. Add salt, turmeric powder and asafoetida.
• After it boils, add the drumsticks and the ground paste. Simmer and cover.
• After drumsticks are half done, add tomato puree. Mix rice flour in a little water and add it to the kolambu.
• After drumsticks are fully done, season it with oil, mustard and curry leaves.