Ingredients vegetarian 4 servings

• Toor Dhal - 1 cup
• Drumstick - 2 no.s(cut into pieces)
• tamarind(2 cm size) pulp - 1 cup
• grated coconut - 1/2 cup(ground as a fine paste with 1 garlic
• clove,1/2 tsp cumin seeds,1
• small(sambar) onion and 3 green chillies)
• green chillies - 6 no.s(slit lengthwise)
• tomato(finely chopped) - 1 no.
• onion - 1/2 no(sliced)
• garlic cloves -7 no.s
• cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• asafoetida powder - 1/2 tsp
• chopped coriander leaves - 2 tsp
• turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• ghee - 2 tsp
• salt - 2tsp

for seasoning:

• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• sambar onions (chopped)-4 no.s
• curry leaves - a sprig
• coconut oil - 2 tsp

Directions

1. Pressure cook the toor dhal with green chillies-6 no.s,chopped tomato,onion slices,garlic cloves,cumin seeds,asafotida powder,chopped coriander leaves - 1 tsp,turmeric powder and 3 cups water upto 6 whistle.Mash the cooked dhal after sometime and keep aside.
2. Cook the drumstick pieces in 3 cups water with salt and turmeric powder.
3. Take the Pressure pan with mashed dhal and add the cooked drumsticks with water.Bring it to boil with needed salt for 3 mins.
4. Add the tamarind pulp and cook for 6-7 mins till the tamarind odour diminishes.
5. Now add the coconut paste and a tsp of chopped coriander leaves.Bring it to boil for 5-6 mins.
6. Add ghee on top, cover the pressure pan with a lid and keep aside.
7. Take a non-stick frying pan,heat coconut oil, then put mustard seeds,cumin seeds,sambar onions and saute well then add curry leaves and saute for a min. Add this to the Paruppu Kuzhambu. and cover the lid for 10 mins.
8. Serve this Drumstick- Paruppu Kuzhambu with rice,Spicy Yam Fry,Pappadam and Tasty Fish Fry.

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