Murungakaai (Drumstick) Kuzhambu

Ingredients:

Drumsticks - 11-13 pieces
Small Onion - 15 (fine chop)
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Dry Red Chilly - 2
Curry Leaves - a Sprig
Coriander Leaves - Little (fine chop)
Tamrind - Lemon Size (soak in 2 cups of water)
Jaggery - Little
Gingely Oil, Salt - As reqd

To Roast and Grind:

Channa dal - 1 tbsp
Urad dal - 1 tbsp
Dry Red chilly - 4-5
Onion - 1 (roughly chop)
Tomato - 1/2 (roughly chop)
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 2 tsp
Coriander seeds - 2 tsp
Pepper corns - 1 tsp
Coconut - 1/4 cup
Curry Leaves - 2 sprigs
Sambar thool - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Hing - Little

Method:

• Soak the tamrind in 2 cups of water and extract the water and set aside.
• Heat a tbsp of oil in pan and add dals  one by one and roast.
• Roast in low flame, till the color changes to light brown.
• Add in the rest of the ingredients under "To roast and grind".
• Let this cool and blend this to a puree and set aside.
• Now heat 3 tbsp of oil in pan and add mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• Once it splutters add in onions and saute.
• Add in drumstick and tamrind water and add salt.
• Cook in low flame for 12-15 mins, till drumstick color changes.
• Now add in grounded puree and cook for 5-6 mins.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with rice.