Drumstick Pulp ki sabji

Servings: 2-3
Preparation time: 10-12 minutes.
Frying time: 9-10 minutes.
Cooking time: 3-4 minutes.
Total time: 26 minutes.

There is drum stick tree in our bungalow, as we know the drum stick is a super food. It has so many properties to fight against diseases, almost all parts of the tree is useful. That’s why I include this in our daily routine, but I always feel little difficulties to keep this in lunch box.

One day I got an idea to take out the pulp and cook to make pulp sabji. The taste was awesome and above all easy to pack lunch box with this sabji.

It is easy to eat; even kids can easily gulp this.

Ingredients:

Drum stick: 3-4 no. (Thick and big)
Onion: 2 no. (Medium size)
Tomato: 1 no. (Medium size)
Fennel seeds: 1/4 teaspoon
Garlic: 5-6 flakes
Ginger: 2” piece
Salt: 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder: 1 teaspoon
Sāmbhar powder: 2 teaspoon
Curry leaves: 1 twig
Fresh coconut: 4” pieces
Red chilli: 1 no.
Tamarind pulp: 1 teaspoon
Mustard oil/ cooking oil: 4 tablespoon
Mustard seed: ½ teaspoon
Fenugreek seed: 1 pinch

Preparation:

Take Drum stick, cut into centre and scoop out the pulp shown as photo. Keep aside.
Peel off and slice onion longitudinally. Keep aside.
Chop tomato, garlic, ginger and coconut roughly. Make paste along with 5-6 no. of curry leaves and tamarind, keep aside.

Method:

Take a fry pan, put oil, heat, and when it smokes, add fenugreek, mustard seed and red chilli, let it sputter, add onion and 4-5 no. of curry leaves, Stir and stir fry on high flame for couple of minutes or until onion becomes light brown in colour. (Keep it stirring otherwise it may burn)
Add prepared paste. Stir and fry on medium flame for couple of minutes (Keep it stirring otherwise it may burn), now put Sāmbhar powder, turmeric powder and salt.
Add pulp of drum stick, stir well, cover and cook, until vegetables are half done, add half cup of water, cover and cook for about 3-4 minutes or till it is done. Put off the flame.
Drumstick Pulp ki sabji is ready to be served.