Murungaikkai Aviyal | Drumstick Aviyal | Improves Iron

Murungaikkai aviyal is one peculiar recipe in Nagercoil and Tirunelveli Cuisine. This is a very useful recipe that we make at home. I learnt this from my mom. A calcium rich and iron rich recipe. It is a side dish for rasam. The recipe is quiet simple. Just boiling, pressure cooking and then adding a ground masala can yield a wonderful dish with full and full of health benefits.

It is always better to make this dish with soft, slender and young drumstick. If made with hard drumstick the taste will not be that much good. Hence, it is better to make the dish with fresh drumsticks. Recently I bought such soft and slender sticks from a shop and made this dish after a very long break. This is a dish that any pregnant women can take to improve thir health. It gives calcium and iron more than a tablets.

Murungaikkai Aviyal | Drumstick Aviyal

Recipe Source                    : Nagercoil Regional

Preparation time                : 10 min 

Cooking Time                   : 30 min 

Yield                                  : 2 cups (4 servings)

Serving size                       : 1/2 cup

Calories per serving          : 60

Notes
If the drumstick pieces are quit hard, you can pressure cook and then add the ground masala.

Ingredients

Drumstick - 2 cut into pieces (soft, young and long)

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Shallots - 10

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To grind as coarse paste Grated Coconut - 1/4 cup

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Turmeric Powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Red Chillies -2
Shallots - 1
Cumin Seeds - 1/4 teaspoon

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Mustard Seeds
Curry Leaves

Quick Procedure

Heat a pan. Add some oil.

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Add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Let them sputter.

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Transfer them to a vessel.

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In the same oil, add shallots and saute.

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Once they become golden brown, add drumstick pieces.

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Saute and then add some salt.

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Add one cup of water. Cover it and cook. Cook it till it becomes soft. If the drumstick is  hard, you can pressure cook it.

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Grind coconut, turmeric, red chillies, cumin seeds and shallots to a coarse paste.

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Add the ground masala and mangoes to the cooked drumstick.

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Cover them again and cook for few minutes. See there is enough water.

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Open the lid. Raise the flame and wait till water evaporates. Let the aviyal become a bit dry.

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Now switch off the flame. Add mustard seeds and curry leaves.

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Aviyal is ready with a nice flavor.

Step-wise Pictures

Heat a pan. Add some oil. Add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Let them sputter. Transfer them to a vessel.

In the same oil, add shallots and saute. Once they become golden brown, add drumtick pieces.

Saute and then add some salt. Add one cup of water. Cover it and cook. Cook it till it becomes soft. If the drumstick is  hard, you can pressure cook it.

Grind coconut, turmeric, red chillies, cumin seeds and shallots to a coarse paste.

Add the ground masala and mangoes to the cooked drumstick.

Cover them again and cook for few minutes. See there is enough water. Open the lid. Raise the flame and wait till water evaporates. Let the aviyal become a bit dry. Now switch off the flame. Add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Aviyal is ready with a nice flavor.