Drumstick Coconut Milk Curry /Muringa Thengapaal Curry

 Drumstick coconut milk curry / Muringa thengapal curry is a delicious gravy dish made with drumstick and instant coconut milk goes well with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Drumstick Coconut Milk Curry.

Ingredients:-

Drumstick /Muringa.- 3 or 4
Tomato.                 -2
Onion.                   -2
Ginger chopped.   -1tbsp
Garlic chopped.    -1tbsp
Green chilly.         -3
Turmeric powder. -1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder.-1tsp
Asafoetida.           -1/2 tsp
Coconut milk.       -1cup
Mustard seeds.      -1tsp
Cumin seeds.        -1/2 tsp
Curry leaves.        -1sprig
Coconut oil.          -2 tsp
Salt.                      -to taste

Instructions:-

1). Wash and peel the outer skin of drumsticks and chop into 2 inch lengthy pieces. Wash and half slit green chillies. Peel, wash and finely chop onion, ginger and garlic.Wash and chop tomatoes into small pieces.Keep aside the chopped ingredients along with curry leaves.

2). In a bowl add 25 gm instant coconut milk powder and 1 cup of water and mix well without lumps. Keep aside the instant coconut milk.

Method:-

1). Heat coconut oil in a wide bottom pan and splutter mustard seeds and cumin seeds.Add curry leaves and saute well. Add chopped ginger, chopped garlic, half slit green chillies and chopped onion into the pan and saute well till onion becomes translucent.

2). Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and asafoetida into the pan and mix well.

3). Add chopped tomatoes into the pan and saute well till tomatoes become soft and mushy.

4). Add chopped drumstick pieces, required salt and water into the pan and mix well. Cover and cook until drumstick pieces are cooked well.

5). Once drumstick pieces are cooked add instant coconut milk into the pan and mix well. Once the curry starts to boil switch off the flame.Transfer the drumstick coconut milk curry to a serving bowl.

Drumstick Coconut Milk Curry / Muringa Thengapaal Curry is ready to serve with rice.