Fenugreek Drumstick Leaves Thoran

by rosethomas

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Fenugreek drumstick leaves thoran is a unique dal recipe with tuar dal mixed with drumsticks leaves and other vegetables. Serve the delicious drumstick thoran with steamed rice.

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Preparation Time: 30 mts + germination time
Cooking Time: 10mts

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Ingredients

2 tbsp sprouted fenugreek (methi) seeds
1/2 cup toovar (arhar) dal
1 cup drumstick leaves
1/2 to3/4 cup grated coconut
6 small onions
2 garlic (lehsun)
2 green chillies
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
2 red chillies , broken
a spring of curry leaves (kadi patta)
oil for tempering
salt to taste

Method

Clean and remove the drumstick leaves from the stem.
Cook tur dal till just done.one whistle in the pressure cooker.
Heat oil in a pan
Add mustard seeds and broken red chili and when they crackle add 3 small onions chopped. when it is sauted add drumstick leaves and germinated fenugreek seeds . cover and cook. sprinkle some water if necessary. when done add tur dal cooked.
Combine coconut scraped, 3 small onions (optional) green chilli and turmeric powder in a mix without adding water for 1 sec. masala should be dry and just crushed.
Open the lid make a well in the centre of the leaves and dal and put the masala and cover with the leaves. add curry leaves. let it steam for 2 -3 mts and stir till coconut is well coated on the leaves and dal.
Serve hot with white rice topped with ghee.