Hello All, Hope everyone had a fabulous Onam with family & friends. We had a very beautiful one with friends.
Today’s featuring Muringayila-Muringya Ila Thoran |Drumstick Leaves Thoran-Stir Fry!
I’d mentioned about our Onam celebration in our friends house on my last post. We 6 families and we cooked an elaborate grand sadya. It was so much fun cooking together with friends. Everything turned out delicious. So after all the cooking spree. I feel lazy now to get into kitchen. Finally, I did overcome the laziness, turned on my favorite songs and got into the kitchen 🙂
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Now lets get into today’s recipe…We all know drumstick leaves is highly nutritious.This wonder leaves has lots of health benefits, it serves as a excellent source of protein, vitamins, iron, all of which are very important for all age group. Me and my hubby are die hard fan of muringa ila (drumstick leaf). Any dishes with drumstick leaves are always welcome in our house. Back home in Kerala drumstick tree in the backyard of a house is a very common sight. We too had one in the house, so this is a regular visitor in our table at least once a week. But after coming to US, I always kept thinking that it was something, I can eat only in India. but to my surprise, we got this here in Indian Grocery.
This is a very simple yet nutritious dish which goes well with moru curry-buttermilk curry and rice. Here is a muringayila – drumstick thoran which my family enjoyed having and hopefully anyone trying this recipe enjoys it too!
Muringayila – Muringya Ila Thoran Recipe | Drumstick Leaves Thoran-Stir Fry Recipe
Preparation time : 30 mins to 1 hr
Cooking time : 15 mins
Serves : 4
Ingredients :
Muringayila / Drumstick Leaves : 6 cup (cleaned)
Shallots /Pearl Onions /Small Red Onion : 5-6 (finely, sliced)
Garlic : 2 pods (crushed)
Dry Red Chillies : 2 nos (broken into halves)
Mustard Seeds : 1 tsp
Raw Rice : 1 tsp
Grated Coconut : 1/4 cup
Cumin Seeds : 1/2 tsp
Green Chillies : 2 nos
Turmeric powder : a pinch
Curry Leaves : 1 sprig
Salt to taste
Coconut Oil : 1 tbsp
How to make Muringayila-Muringya Ila Thoran-Drumstick Leaves Thoran-Stir Fry Recipe :
1. Wash the muringayila-drumstick leaves well under running water and remove all the impurities from the leaf. Spread it on a paper, let it dry thoroughly, at least half hour before you use, This is done to avoid lumps in your thoran /stir fry.
2. Grind coconut, green chillies, turmeric powder and cumin without water into a coarse paste.
3. Heat the oil in pan and splutter mustard seeds, followed by rice, add sliced shallots, crushed garlic, dry red chillies, curry leaves and saute for a few minutes.
5. Add the cleaned and dried drumstick leaves and mix everything and reduce the fire to medium-low, keep covered for a minute to wilt the drumstick leaves (Note : Don’t cover for long, since the steam will accumulate;which in turn end up in lumps).
6. Add salt and then sprinkle little water into it and cover it with a lid and cook for couple of minutes on low flame.
7. Spread out the drumstick leaves to the side of the pan and make a well in the middle, add the coconut mixture and combine everything together.
8. Uncover the pan and cook on low flame for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally till all the water evaporates, adjust the salt.
9. Stir fry carefully for another couple minutes so that all water evaporates and the drumstick leaves is not soggy.
10. Finally pour 1/2 tbsp of coconut oil over the thoran. Switch off the flame, and keep it at least 5 minutes before serving, so that the thoran absorbs all flavors….Serve with rice & Enjoy!
3. Heat the oil in pan and splutter mustard seeds, followed by rice, add sliced shallots, crushed garlic, dry red chillies, curry leaves and saute for a few minutes.
5. Add the cleaned and dried drumstick leaves and mix everything and reduce the fire to medium-low, keep covered for a minute to wilt the drumstick leaves (Note : Don’t cover for long, since the steam will accumulate;which in turn end up in lumps).
6. Add salt and then sprinkle little water into it and cover it with a lid and cook for couple of minutes on low flame.
7. Spread out the drumstick leaves to the side of the pan and make a well in the middle, add the coconut mixture and combine everything together.
8. Uncover the pan and cook on low flame for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally till all the water evaporates, adjust the salt.
9. Stir fry carefully for another couple minutes so that all water evaporates and the drumstick leaves is not soggy.
10. Finally pour 1/2 tbsp of coconut oil over the thoran. Switch off the flame, and keep it at least 5 minutes before serving, so that the thoran absorbs all flavors….Serve with rice & Enjoy!
Notes :
- This is very important,wash the drumstick leaves and spread it on a paper, at least hour before you use them, This is done to avoid lumps in your thoran /stir fry.
- The drumstick leaves will reduce to a smaller quantity when cooked.
- If you wish you can add any other oil, using coconut oil gives authentic and special flavor to the dish.
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Sangeetha
Hi, I'm really sorry for any inconvenience caused. Due to lots plagiarism, here pages are copyrighted and we have disabled the copying options and unfortunately there is no option to enbale it back. Sorry about that though we have provided a option to take print out or save it in pdf file or download it or share it. All you have to do got the bottom of the recipe specific page and you will see the button just click that and save it for your reference.Hope this helps! Let me know if your still stuck i could try and find other solution. Sorry again!
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Thank you Babu!
Sangeetha
Nice one
super.iam cook today.thanks
i cannot copy it, so sad because i keep a soft copy of ur recipes….really unhappy with you….are you that selfish
Hi, Honstely i don't know,though searched it in google…it's shejwan ki pattiyāṁ ennu parayum. 🙂 Sure! leaf kondu curry recipe-iku… check the below link
https://www.kothiyavunu.com/2012/08/muringayila-parippu-curry-drumstick.html. Hope this helps!
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Sangeetha
Muringayila-kk hindiyil enda parayuka?.. leaf kond curry vekkumallo athinte recipe tharaamo?..
Hello,So good to have you here at kothiyavunu… Thanks for referring this space to your DIL. Much appreciated!
I do hope you DIL like this humble space.
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Sangeetha
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I sent ur onam sadya recepes to my daughter-in-law,who is always asking doubts before making sadya.I told her to save this. Ur onam recepes r just like the way I am making. I am from trichur. Thanks
I use to cook this but will add the garlic along with coconut & grind.
Looks delicious , one of my favorites
Wat a healthy thoran,love with a bowl of rice.
Delicious and healthy looking thoran. Wonderfully prepared.
deepa
Excellent and mouthwatering fry… Pics look delicious.
This is my fav and love to have anytime…fresh ella from maram with cheriguya thenga…wow yumm…love that leaf click simply fresh
It looks so yummy ! Will try it !
healthy and yummy stir fry..
This is my all time favorite superb
I do the same except the coconut part! lovely click !!!!!!