Murungai keerai poriyal - drumstick leaves curry

Murungai keerai poriyal - south indian spinach recipe

Drumstick spinach is loaded with iron. Iron in vegetarian food needs vitamin C to get absorbed. Drinking a cup of lemon water before having your spinach food, helps to absorb iron.

 

Ingredients - Murungai keerai poriyal - drumstick leaves curry 

drumstick leaves - 3 cup

onion - 1/2 cup

grated coconut - 1/4 cup

chili pdr - 1/2 tsp

turmeric pdr - pinch

red gram - 3 tsp ( toor dal / thuvaram paruppu ) ( soaked in water )

For Seasoning - Murungai keerai poriyal - drumstick leaves curry 

mustard seed - 1/2 tsp

urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Method - Murungai keerai poriyal - drumstick leaves curry 

1. Pressure cook the toor dal for 2 sounds. ( It should get cooked but should not become mushy )

2. In a kadai heat 2 tsp of oil and add musted, urad dal - Once it pops saute onions and spinach for a minute. Now add little water for cooking.Cooking time may take 10 to 12 minutes

3. Add chili pdr, turmeric pdr, salt with partially cooked spinach. Once it gets cooked dry up the excess water if any.

4. Turn off the stove and garnish it with toor dal and coconut. ( Don't add toor dal water if any. You can use it for rasam or kuzhambu ). Now this keerai poriyal is ready to serve.