Drumstick Leaves or Muringa ela Thoran

The drumstick tree is a popular tree  to see in the backyards of many homes in South India. Drumstick is important vegetable in curries, sauces, and are very popular in India food.  

Every part of the drumstick tree is used up for medicinal reason and for examples, leaves are used to treat many ailments because of the high  source of iron, calcium, copper, manganese and vitamins. Leaves are used to treat many ailments such as the wheezing of asthma, bronchitis, and tuberculosis.

Like any other leaves, when cleaned it looked huge quantity but when as we cook, we just got a bowl of the thoran. You can make nice curry and even add some small fish and make it a dry dish with this leaves.

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Cooking : 20 minutes

Ingredients

Drumstick leaves cleaned  - as much as you have                            

Boiled  rice – 3 tbsp

Garlic – 4 cloves  chopped fine

Onion – 1 large finely chopped                                                            

Green chillies slit – 5 or 6 nos.

Turmeric a pinch

Salt to taste

Coconut oil – 2 tbsp

Grated coconut – 2 tbsp for garnish

Method

Wash the leaves well before using.

In a kadai  add the oil, when its nice hot add the rice so that it gets puffed up and stir it till it turns brown. Now time to add the garlic and onions, green chillies, let it turns translucent.

Now add the  leaves, turmeric and some salt and give it a nice mix, reduce the flame little and close this with a lid for 5 minutes. 

Open the lid and give it another stir, if need may be you can sprinkle some water. Cook till the leaves are done and there is not moisture in it. Check salt at this time.

Garnish with freshly grated coconut.

Latha

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