Ingredients

• 1-2 - drumsticks (tender and fleshy ones)
• 1 - tomato (quartered)
• 1/4 cup - tur dal
• 1 tsp - tamarind paste or a lemon-sized ball of tamarind
• 1 tbsp - rasam powder
• salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp - jeera seeds
• 1-2 - red chillies (dried)
• a pinch of hing
• a few curry leaves
• oil or ghee for frying
• a few coriander leaves (finely chopped)

How to Make Drumstick Rasam

• Pressure-cook the tur dal until it's soft (3-4 whistles).
• Soak the tamarind ball in 4 cups of water and strain the juice.
• Pour the juice in a vessel, add tomato, turmeric powder, rasam powder and salt.
• Keep the mixture on the gas at medium flame.
• Boil the drumsticks separately until they are well-cooked.
• Remove the insides of the drumsticks and put them in the tamarind water mixture.
• Bring the whole mixture to a boil.
• Add the tur dal and boil on medium flame for 5-6 minutes.
• Season with mustard seeds, jeera, hing, red chillies, curry leaves and ghee (or oil).
• Garnish with coriander leaves and lemon juice.
• Serve hot with rice.