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Murungai Keerai Poricha Kuzhambu is one of the traditional kuzhambu in Tamil Nadu. Drumstick leaves are very healthy as it is rich in iron. We need to include some variety of spinach in out daily diet to stay healthy. Drumstick Leaves(Murungai keerai) Poricha Kuzhambu is a mouth-watering kuzhambu variety. Drumstick leaves though health, has a slight bitter taste and many of our kids doesn't show interest to have them, this variety of kuzhambu makes them like this drumstick leaves.

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Recipe card to make Murungai Keerai Poricha Kuzhambu

Method with step by step pictures for making Murungai Keerai Poricha Kuzhambu:

Remove the leaves from the twigs and chop it finely. Take the drumstick leaves in sauce pan and add turmeric powder and a cup of water and pepper powder and allow it to boil and cook.
Take the Thurdal with a pinch of turmeric and pressure cook it. Allow 3 whistles in a pressure cooker to cook the thurdal.

Meanwhile, Soak the raw rice in water for 10 minutes. Heat a pan and add oil and fry the red chillies for 10 seconds.

Add grated coconut, cumin seeds, red chillies and soaked raw rice in a mixer and grind it to a nice paste

Now add the cooked and mashed dal to the cooked drumstick leaves and mix well. Add ground paste and mix well. Add necessary salt and allow the kuzhambu to boil well

In another pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add urid dal and fry till it becomes light brown color. To this add curry leaves an fry for a 10 seconds and remove from flame. Add these seasoned ingredients to the boiled kuzhambu and remove from flame