MUNAGAAKU PODI KURA / DRUM STICK LEAVES WITH TOOR DAL - FOR RICE

Drum stick leaves or munaga aaku is very very good for health contains vitamin D and good for bones and for eye  also . It  is  purely South  Indian recipe  which I have learnt from my mom in law . Very easy to prepare and very tasty Try  and tell me ..........................

Ingredients - 

• Munga aaku - 2 bundles [it's available in markets]
• Toor dal - 1 cup 
• Red chilli powder - 1 tsp or  as according ..........
• Salt - as per .........
• Jaggery - 1 /2 tsp or as per ...............
• Onions - 2 
• Putnala pappulu / Pappulu / Fried gram / Fried chana dal  powder - 1- 2 tsp 

Talimpu - 

• urad dal - 1/2 tsp
• mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
• cumin seeds - 1/3 tsp 
• curry leaves - 8 
• oil - 3 tsp 

Method  of  preparation  - 

• Wash up  toor dal  for one time and pour 2 cups of water [ fresh ] pressure cook for 2 visils  , so that the dal will not become soft  or paste , it should be 3/4 cooked so only the taste will be for this curry .
• Remove leaves from the stems of munaga ., and  then cook the drum stick leaves  in a vessel  by adding 1/2 tsp turmeric  for  9 mint's 

• Later drain it ............

• When it  is  cooled   squeeze  the  more  water and keep aside .
• Wash  and peel and chop  the onions into pieces .
• In a pan add  oil  , and when hot add  all  talimpu ingredients  and  when change to golden color add chopped onions and fry till golden color 
• Then  add  red chilli powder , salt , tumeric powder , jaggery and

• Mix well for 3 mint's 

• Then add  cooked  and drained dal ....

• Don't add water ...... only dal  and mix well  

• After 4 mint's  add  drained  munaga kura  and mix well on low flame for 10 mint's so that the leaves will be mixed well .

• Finally  add  pappula podi  and mix well  for more two mints  and remove from heat . 

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