Tender drumstick ka chokha

• Servings: 3-4
• Preparation time: 4-5 minutes.
• Boiling time: 10 minutes.
• Mixing time: 2-3 minutes.
• Total time: 18 minutes.

I am Bihari, and in our cuisine, chokha or mashed potato is a staple that finds its place in everyday meals. Inspired by this tradition, I decided to prepare chokha using tender drumsticks from our garden’s moringa tree, which gives us an abundant supply. The idea was to bring the familiar comfort of chokha while adding the unique flavor and nutrition of moringa. The result was absolutely delicious; tender drumstick mashed with mustard oil, onions, and green chilies, creating a rustic dish that felt both traditional and refreshingly new.

A wonderful tree, of which every part is useful to us in some form of other; let it be the stem, seed, leaves, flowers or the fruit itself.

It is particularly useful for those, who are suffering from knee pain. It makes your skin glow; it strengthens the bones and enriches our body with vitamin ‘A’ and ‘C’. It is full of calcium, potassium and minerals.

As it is said ‘An apple a day keeps a doctor away’.

A drumstick can keep the doctor away; a drumstick can keep all sickness at bay.

‘Drumstick bhurta’-a variation of Bihari dish chokha/ bhurta

Ingredients:

• Tender drum stick): 200 gm
• Onion: 1 no. (Medium size)
• Green chilli: 2-3 no.
• Coriander leaves: 20 gm
• Mustard oil: 1-2 teaspoon (as per your taste)
• Salt: 1 teaspoon

Preparation:

1. Chop and boil tender drumstick either in pressure cooker or in microwave, keep aside.
2. Chop onion, green chilli, and coriander leaves into small pieces.

Method:

1. Take a mixing bowl put all ingredients into this bowl.
2. Mash all with the help of masher or hand.
3. Mash properly (more you mash better will be taste), Tender drumstick ka chokha is ready.
4. It can be served with any type of meal.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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