Murunga

Recipe Ingredients

12		Drumsticks - peeled and cut into 2 inch long pieces
5		Onions - sliced
		Ghee for frying
6		Green chiles - slit lengthwise
4 tablespoons	60ml	Curry powder
1 1/2 cups	355ml	Thin coconut milk
		Salt to taste
		A few sprigs of curry leaves
		A lemon sized ball of tamarind - soaked in water
1 1/2 cups	355ml	Thick coconut milk

Recipe Instructions

HEAT ghee in a pan and fry the onions and green chiles for four minutes. Add the remaining ingredients, except the tamarind and thick coconut milk. Cook on low heat until the murunga (drumsticks) are tender. Extract tamarind pulp and add to the curry. Simmer for five minutes. Add the thick coconut milk and bring it to a boil. For a variation, you can substitute drumsticks with beans, bitter gourd, snake gourd, brinjals or potatoes.

Source:
Indian Side Dishes by Cara Hobday

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