Ingredients

• 3 - drumstick
• 1 cup - cooked moong dal
• 1.25 tsp - sambar powder
• A pinch - turmeric powder
• 2 tsp - salt as needed
• Coconut oil to fry
• 1/4 tsp - mustard seeds
• A pinch - asafetida
• 3 tbsp - coconut, grated
• 1/2 tsp - cumin seeds
• A few - curry leaves

How to Make Drumstick Kootu

• Cut the drumstick into small size (2 inches size)
• Cook this in a pan with a cup of water and add the sambar powder, turmeric powder and salt to this.
• Pressure cook 1/2 cup of moong dal with a pinch of turmeric.
• Grind the coconut and cumin seeds into fine paste adding little water.
• When the drumstick turns tender, add the cooked moong dal and the ground coconut mixture to this.
• Mix well and boil.
• Temper with mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves.
• Recipe courtesy: Jeyashri's Kitchen