Drumstick gravy (Murungakai kootu)

Drumstick kootu - Preparation time 15 mins
Most of the time drumstick is available in market. Use drumstick atleast once a week.
Health tips: Drumstick contains high nutrition. Research say leaves contain beta-carotene, vitamin C, protien, potasium, iron ,etc.

Ingredients:-
Drumstick - 2 (cut each drumstick to small pieces i.e one 2 inch or 1 ½ inch).
Turmeric - ¼ tsp
Sambar powder - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Water - 1 or 1 ½ cup water (till the greens get immersed)
Mustard seed - ¼ tsp
Cumin seed - 1 tsp
Urad dhal - 1 tsp
Small onion - 5 (chop each onion into 4 pieces)
Toor dhal (Thuvaram paruppu) - one cup (pressure cooked).
Sesame oil - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 6 (finely chopped)

Preparation method:-
Boil water with turmeric, salt & sambar powder. When water starts boiling add drumstick, chopped onion and boil till it cooks.

Now mash the cooked dhal and add. Let this boil.

 
In a tawa add mustard seed (till splutters), urad dhal (turns to golden brown), cumin seed (jeera will splutter) or if you have thalikkum vadagam (which is made of jeera, urad dhal, onion, mustard, etc) it can be used.
Add this and curry leaves to boiling kootu and serve with hot with rice.