Drumstick Curry
an easy and quick drumstick recipe
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time30 mins
Servings: 2 to 3
Ingredients
grind to a smooth paste
- 1 medium sized onion, roughly chopped
- 2 medium sized tomatoes, roughly chopped
- ½ inch ginger, chopped
- 2-3 garlic, chopped
other ingredients for drumstick recipe
- 4 to 5 medium drumsticks
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder
- ¼ teaspoon punjabi garam masala or regular garam masala
- 1 pinch asafoetida (hing)
- 1 to 1.5 cups water
- 2 tablespoon oil
- salt as required
- few coriander leaves for garnish (cilantro leaves)
Instructions
preparation
- rinse, peel and chop the drumsticks into 3 to 4 inches pieces long.
- make a smooth paste without adding any water from the onions, tomatoes, ginger and garlic.
making drumstick curry
- heat oil in a pan. crackle the cumin first. then add the ground paste.
- be careful when adding the paste. it might splurge.
- stir well and then add the turmeric, red chili powder and asafoetida.
- saute stirring often till you see oil leaving the sides of the masala.
- add the drumsticks and stir so that the masala coats them well.
- pour water and season with salt. cover the pan and let the drumsticks cook till they become tender and well cooked. they should not break and become mushy.
- lastly sprinkle garam masala and stir. garnish the drumstick gravy with coriander leaves.
- serve drumstick curry with steamed rice or any khichdi.
Notes
- you can adjust the spices as required.