Drumstick Leaves Chutney /Moringa Leaves Chutney

Drumstick Leaves Chutney (Moringa Leaves Chutney) is a tasty chutney made with moringa leaves (drumstick leaves) and goes well as a side dish with dosa, idli or rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Drumstick Leaves Chutney / Moringa Leaves Chutney.

Ingredients:-

Drumstick leaves.-1 cup tightly packed
Grated coconut.   -3/4 cup
Green chillies.     -2
Garlic.                 -2 cloves
Ginger.                - a very small piece
Cumin seeds.      -1/2tsp
Tamarind.           - a small piece
Coconut oil.       - 1tsp + 1tsp
Urad dal.            -1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds.   -1/2tsp
Curry leaves.     -1 spring
Salt.                   - to taste

Instructions:-

1). Remove the stems from drumstick leaves (moringa leaves) and wash the leaves in water. Drain water completely. Finely chop the drumstick leaves and keep aside.

2). Wash green chillies and keep aside. Peel and wash a small piece of ginger and keep aside. Peel garlic cloves and keep aside.

Method:-

1). Heat oil in a pan and add garlic and green chillies and fry in oil for a minute on low flame. Add cumin seeds and saute well. Add chopped ginger pieces, grated coconut, tamarind, required salt and finely chopped drumstick leaves into the pan and saute well for 4 minutes on low flame. Switch off the flame and allow all the ingredients to cool. Once cooled grind all the above ingredients together to a smooth paste.

2). Heat Coconut oil in a small pan for seasoning and add urad dal and saute well. When urad dal starts to change its colour splutter mustard seeds and saute well. Add curry leaves and fry in oil for a second and switch off the flame.

3). Transfer the ground  drumstick leaves chutney/moringa leaves chutney to a serving bowl and pour the above seasoning over the chutney in the serving bowl.

A very tasty Drumstick Leaves Chutney /Moringa Leaves Chutney is ready to serve with dosa, idli or as a side dish with rice.