MURUNGAI KEERAI PORRIYAL/ DRUMSTICK LEAVES PORRIYAL

Murungai Keerai (or Drumstick  leaves ), a nutritious , purifies the blood and it helps to reduce anaemia. It reduces the side effects of other medicines.

MURUNGAI KEERAI PORRIYAL

Tired of chopping veggies for side dish, Try this recipe, it is easy to prepare.

INGREDIENTS:-

Murungai Keerai leaves - 2 cups (as required)
Salt to Taste
Water - as required
Roasted Ground nuts - 4 tbsp ( or 60 gms)
Red chillies - 3 to 4 (depends upon the spicy level)
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urid dal - 1/2 tsp

METHOD:-

Make a coarse powder of roasted groundnut and red chilies and set aside.

Boil water in a kadai and add salt. When the water starts boiling in rolling condition, add the cleaned Murungai keerai leaves to it. Cook until the leaves are tender. It gets cooked quickly. Drain the excess water, if any. ( Clear Keerai Soup -We can drink this water by adding little black pepper powder)

Now, add the coarse powder to the cooked leaves and mix evenly.

In a kadai, heat oil and add mustard seeds. When it splutters add urid dal and add to the porriyal.

Crunchy Chewy Murungai keerai Porriyal is ready to serve.