Drumstick Leaves Stirfry | Nuggesoppina Palya
Ingredients
- Drumstick leaves- 2 cups pressed
- Green gram lentils yellow lentils- 1/8 cup
- Fresh grated coconut- 1/2 cup
- Onion- 1 no.
- Green chillies- 2 no.
- Salt- 3/4 tsp
Seasoning ingredients
- Cooking oil- 2 tsp
- Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
- Split black gram lentils- 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves- few
Instructions
Preparation
- Wash the drumstick leaves thoroughly in enough water and separate the leaves from stem. Keep this ready before you start.
Method
- Peel off the onion and chop it in to fine pieces. Heat oil in a pan with all the seasoning ingredients included. As the mustard sizzle, add onion pieces and slit green chillies. Saute for about 5 minutes and then include yellow lentils and drumstick leaves.
- Saute the greens for about few minutes, add salt and 1/4 up of water. Cook this covered till the lentils and greens turn soft. It may take 8 to 10 minutes. Finally add fresh grated coconut and mix. Switch off the flame.
- Nutritious drumstick leaves stirfry is ready to serve with rice-rasam.
Notes
- Always choose tender drumstick leaves because it tastes less bitter than the matured ones.
- Yellow lentils and coconut enhances the taste, so I recommend using them.
- Drumstick leaves is said to be super food with most important nutrients, so do