Tomato With DrumStick Curry ~ ( Munakkaya Tomato Koora)

         One of my favourite dish (mostly my sister's) drumstick with tomato. Drunstick is used in making a lot of recipes like veg and non vegg also. This is one of spicy and tangy tomato gravy with drumsticks. We can have with rice and rotis also.

Ingredients :

Drumsticks   - 2

Tomatos - 6 medium size

Onion - 1 large

Green chillies - 4

A pinch of Turmeric powder

Salt as per Taste

Curry leaves

Jeera - 1 tbsp

Chana dal - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

A pinch of sugar (optional)

Red chilly powder  - 2 tbsp( as per spicy u need)
Oil - 2 to 3 tbsp

Method :

• Cut the drumsticks into 2inch length and wash them.
• Take a wide vessel, add 2 tbsp oil.
• Add jeera and let themm splutter once and add chana dal,mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• After they popped nicely add onions and green chillis.
• Let it fry till golden color.

  

• Add drumstick pieces and fry for 2 mins.
• Add the juicy tomato pieces and combine them , cover with a lid.

• Mix them again and check tomato pieces become soft or not.
• Add 1 glass of tamarind water( not reqwuired when tomatos are juicey and sour).
• Add a pinch of turmeric and 2 tbsp of red chilly powder and mix well, cook for a few mins with closed lid.

• Add a pinch of salt and mix well.
• At last add a pinch of sugar(optional).
• Cook for 2 mins and serve hot with Rice or Chapathi.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Tips:

• Take Tender drumsticks and non hybrid tomatos for more delicious.
• Add a pinch of salt when cooking tomatos, it will make soft.