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DRUMSTICK LEAVES stir fry

DRUMSTICK LEAVES STIR FRY / NUGGE SOPPINA PALYA

Smitha Kalluraya
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Course Side Dish
Cuisine south indian

Ingredients
 

  • 2 cup Drumstick leaves / nugge soppu
  • 2-3 tbsp Moong Dal / split green gram
  • 3-4 Green Chilli, Slit
  • 2-3 tbsp grated fresh Coconut
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric / Haldi powder  
  • few Curry Leaves
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp Black Gram /split Urad Dal
  • 1 broken Red Chilli
  • 1-2 tbsp Cooking oil
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Separate the leaves from the stalk and wash it thoroughly . Roughly chop them ( optional )
  • Heat oil in a kadai . Add oil , mustard seeds , urad dal and allow it to splutter . Later add curry leaves , broken red chilli , moong dal and turmeric . Saute for 2-3 mins
  • Then add drumstick leaves , green chilli and salt to taste . Saute for 1-2 mins and add little water . Cook and cover till leaves are tender
  • When the leaves are cooked , finally add grated coconut , mix and saute for 1-2 mins till there is no water .
  • Simple and healthy drumstick leaves stir fry is ready . Enjoy it with dal / rasam / curd rice etc .
    nugge soppina palya

Notes

NOTE : 
  • Easy method to separate leaves from stalk is wrap drumstick leaves in a paper and keep it aside for few hours / overnight . Upon opening .. you will see that most of the leaves have  already separated from the stalk !!
  • Use the fresh leaves .. else they  might be little bitter
  • To the above stir fry .. if you want you can add some onion too . Saute along with dal .
  •  No need to soak moong dal ... just wash and add . Usually moong cooks soon compared to other dal and more over we dont want moong dal to fully cook for this dish .. 75- 80 % cooked is ok ...