This kootu recipe is the one which i cooked for the first time when i was in 10 th standard. Right from my childhood i am fond of cooking and helping my mom in cooking. This drumstick is one of my most favorite recipe and one day i assisted my mom in making this drumstick kootu. My father appreciated me so much as the kootu tasted the same as the one my grand mom(father’s dad) makes. He always says the touch of my hands in cooking reminds him of his mother.

INGREDIENTS:

INGREDIENTS:
DRUMSTICK | 3 NO |
COOKED MOONG DAL | 1 CUP |
SAMBAR POWDER | 1 AND 1/4 TSP |
TURMERIC POWDER | A PINCH |
SALT | AS NEEDED |
COCONUT OIL | 2 TSP |
MUSTARD SEEDS | 1/4 TSP |
ASAFOETIDA | A PINCH |
COCONUT(GRATED) | 3 TBLSP |
CUMIN SEEDS | 1/2 TSP |
CURRY LEAVES | FEW |
METHOD:
- Cut the drumstick into small size (2 inches size)
- Cook this in a pan with a cup of water and add the sambar powder , turmeric powder and salt to this.
- Pressure cook 1/2 cup of moong dal with a pinch of turmeric.
- Grind the coconut and cumin seeds into fine paste adding little water.
- When the drumstick gets cooked , add the cooked moong dal and the ground coconut mixture to this.
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- Mix well and bring it to a boil.
- Temper with mustard seeds ,asafoetida and curry leaves.
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- Enjoy this with plain rice and papad.
- If you feel the gravy is little thin add a tsp of rice flour in water and mix without any lumps. Add this to the boiling kootu to make this to rech right consistency
i love this…will do in a same way
Love the recipe. I make drumstic curry with besan, Yours looks amazing too
SPICE UP THE CURRY
Yummy yum..Delicious with drumsticks!!
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Erivum Puliyum
Nice recipe…
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Yummy !
I really miss drumsticks here in Brazil 🙁
Drumstick kootu is quite new to me jeyashri. Looks so rich n nutritious.
Kootu is delicious! First time am coming across a kootu recipe with drumstick! 🙂
Yummy and delicious.
Awesome kootu, I like the seasoning with coconut oil..
love kootu curry
delicious kootu,I love anything wid drumsticks
looks delicious..awesome recipe!!
Spicy-Aroma
wow too good hv never eaten this kootuu.. looks gorgeous..
We too make this and we say this as poricha kuzhambu. I made the same sterday 🙂 Nice clicks ..
Delicious kootu…
Amma makes this during the season. looks yum
Never heard of drumstick kootu. New to me. Will definitely try it out.
Photos were fabulous.
Its mouthwatering dish. Love drumsticks of any kind. Miss drumstick nowadays as its not available in Brunei. Its really a feast to me.
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Delicious kootu…looks tasty
AWESOME KOOTU AND YES WITH A GREAT FLAVOUR
Love this a lot …Delicious kootu
looks absolutely mouthwatering!!….bookamrked!:)
Kootu is my favorite along with kuzhambu. Looks yummy.
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Delicious and yummy kootu !! Looks so homey !!
Love this curry with rice. My comfort food. Yummy one Jeyashri..
Looks SOOOOOPER Yummy! You/Mythili/Periamma ROCK in Madurai style Cooking!
I miss Periappa too :'(
Some children hate drumsticks, so i cut them in 2.5 " and boil them till colour changes. Cool and then remove pulp with the help of spoon and discard the skin. Use it in any drumstick recipe?
this kuttu is very nice n so tasty !!! I like this very much !! thanks jayashri medam . your viedeo is so handy to beginners !! Thanks a lot !!
the drumstick pulp can be used in paratha stuffing also !!!!
thanks for a new recipe out of drumsticks.. was getting bored of same old sambhar and kolumbu..
We used to make drumstick kootu only with channadal we won't add coconut to it .this sounds good and new like to try it .thank u jaya
wow…. super kootu, yesturday i made this, came out very well, we all love this..Thanks. My grandma add "Koottu Vadam " while making kootu.Pls tell me how to make kootu vadam.