Murunga

Ingredients

12 Drumsticks, peeled and cut into 5 cm. long pieces

5 Onions, sliced

Ghee for frying

6 Green chillies, slit lengthwise

4 tablespoons Curry powder

1 1/2 cups Thin coconut milk

Salt to taste

A few sprigs of curry leaves

Heat ghee in a pan and fry the onions and green chillies for four minutes.

Add the remaining ingredients, except the tamarind and thick coconut milk.

Cook on low heat till the murunga (drumsticks) are tender. Extract tamarind pulp and add to the curry. Simmer for five minutes.

Add the thick coconut milk and bring it to a boil.

For a variation, you may substitute drumsticks with beans, bitter gourd, snake gourd, brinjals or potatoes.

4.0 servings

Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am