Murungaikai pachadi is a South Indian kosthu or curry, prepared with the pulp of cooked drumsticks. Learn to make this delicious pachadi with the help of stepwise pictures.
This murungaikai pachidi is healthy at the same time a tasty side dish perfectly matches for hot steamed rice. Just pair it with papad or any veg poriyal, it’s simply perfect.
As you may know, drumsticks are packed with nutrients such as Vitamin B complex includes thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and folic acid. Also, this wonder vegetable Helps control blood sugar and blood pressure. Further, it strengthens bones as the drumstick is packed with two major nutrients like calcium and iron. At last, drumstick also helps in keeping the digestive system in check.
Murungaikai pachadi | Drumstick pulp pachadi |Moringa curry
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Murungaikai pachadi | Drumstick pulp pachadi
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 4 Drumsticks
- 2 tbsp oil
- ¼ tsp mustard
- ¼ tsp cumin
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 1 pinch asafoetida
- 10 shallots (or 1 big onion)
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 4 red chillies
- 1 tomato
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- ¼ tsp chilli powder (as per taste)
- 1 cup water (approx.)
Instructions
Preparation:
- Wash the drumsticks and cut into approximately ten cm pieces.
- Take them in a cooker, add some water and pressure cook for two whistles.
- After two whistles, open lid, filter the remaining water and save it.
- Let the drumsticks cool down a bit.
- Remove the pulp using a spoon like this and collect in a cup.
Recipe:
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and cumin seeds.
- Let them splutter and add urad dal, fry them to golden color.
- Also, add a pinch of asafoetida.
- Now add chopped onions and garlic crushed.
- Saute onions well for few minutes, add red chillies and curry leaves.
- Also, add tomato and salt for the pachadi. Cook tomato pieces until soft.
- Put some turmeric powder and chilli powder.
- Add the drumstick pulp and mix with the masala.
- At this stage add the cooked water we saved and mix with the pachadi. You can add plain water too to adjust the consistency of the pachadi.
- Let the pachadi cook in simmer mode for five minutes and switch off the stove.
- Serve with hot rice or dosa. It is also going good with chapati.
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Nutrition
Preparation:
- Wash the drumsticks and cut into approximately ten cm pieces.
- Take them in a cooker, add some water and pressure cook for two whistles.
- After two whistles, open the lid, filter the remaining water and save it.
- Let the drumsticks cool down a bit.
- Remove the pulp using a spoon like this and collect it in a cup.
Recipe for Murungaka pachadi:
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and cumin seeds. Let them splutter and add urad dal, fry them to golden color.
- Now add chopped onions and garlic crushed.
- Saute onions well for few minutes, add red chillies and curry leaves.
- Also, add a pinch of asafoetida. Next, add tomato and salt for the pachadi. Cook tomato pieces until soft.
- Add the drumstick pulp and mix with the masala.
- Put some turmeric powder and chilli powder. Chilli powder is optional.
- At this stage add the cooked water we saved and mix with the pachadi. You can add plain water too to adjust the consistency of the pachadi.
- Let the pachadi cook in simmer mode for five minutes and switch off the stove.
- Serve with hot rice or dosa. It also goes well with chapati.
Tips:
1) Firstly, you may get a mildly bitter taste from the pachadi which is completely normal. And you can always adjust that bitter taste with extra chilli powder or red chillies.
2) Furthermore, you can also add a few tbsp of tamarind water while cooking if you wish. Adding tamarind makes the pachadi even tastier. I didn’t add it as my tomato itself gives enough sourness.
