DRUMSTICK CURD PACHADI AND AN AWARD
>> Monday, June 15, 2009 –
Kootu/Pachadi or Dhal varieties
Drumstick vegetable is common in India and its tender pod is used for eating. It is has the antibacterial and good cleansing properties. And the leaves, flowers and vegetable everything is edible. Everything has different medicinal properties. It is good source of Iron, fiber and minerals. This drumstick is used for making different dishes sambar, curry, kootu, koora many more and this is perugu(curd, thayir) pachadi in which we are going to use flesh for making the dish. It tastes so good with rice with combination of rasam(chaaru), spicy poriyal(koora). Even this can be had with roti, adai too. If you are drumstick as well as curd lover I assure you love this...
Ingredients :
Drumstick - 3
Coconut - 3 tbsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Green chilli - 2
Curd (thick) - 1 cup
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
Seasoning :
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dhal - 2 tsp
Curry leaves - few
oil - 1 tsp
Coriander for garnishing
Method :
1. Steam the drumstick by sprinkling water for 2 wlhistles.
2. Cool it and remove the flesh using the back or the spoon.
3. Now blend coconut, chilli, cummin, Asafoetida to fine paste.
4. Mix flesh of drumstick, ground paste, salt to curd and mix well.
5. Garnish with coriander leaves and season with mustard, urad and curry leaves.
6. Serve with rice, roti or adai.
Note :
Drumstick can be substituted with Amla and raw mango(manga). Without cooking grind it with the coconut and mix with curd. Yummy!!!!
And its time to share my award with you friends. This lovely blog award is passed by Renu or Renu's kitchen. Thanks so much renu I am surprised and Happy to receive this.
I would like to pass this award to all my blogger friends but as per the rule it has to be sent to only 10. So I am sending this award to these friends Sakshi, Sowmya, Priya Meena, Viki's Kitchen, Pinky, Pooja, Deesha, A2Z vegetarian cuisine, DoggyBloggy ,Valarmathi . Please accept this lovely award and pass it to 10 of your friends.
congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats and nice dish anni... you have given it to 11 ppl, broke the rules... ;) just kidding there is no big deal abt the number when ppl deserve it. :)
Congrats on the award dear...pachadi looks wonderful!!
Congrats and nice dish Pavi.
Where did you get Curry leaves in LA?
congrats and thanks pavithra
Congrats.Pachadi looks awesome.
I love drumstick and curd too...but my question is will this go with your Tomato Chappathi I am making today?? Lady you always come up with amazing dishes..
THANKS A MILLION FOR THE AWARD....next time I want food in place of award ok??
pavithra thanks a lot ! i'm elated ! ooh i have not eaten drumstick since november 07... thats a long long time lol... longing to eat them.. i'm going to crash land in your house save some of them for me
Congrats dear..:)
Nice perugu pacchadi gal..
Nice Pachadi...with your Great Presentation...again..Just Lovely.Keep on...
Congrats and a very Grateful Thanks to you for this Lovable Award...Lovely.
Oh Pavi, congratulations dear.I have no doubt , u deserve it well...and you took me by surprise :) Thank u very much for passing it on to me :) This is my first award in the foodie world. Thanks
Hey, This dish looks new to me, anyways most of your dishes looks new to me :)
Have posted the clarification on Eno Vs Cooking Soda, check it out pavi..
Iam book marking this. We love drumsticks
thnks so much..i feel so honored, but i must say i dont wanna accept the award. The fact that i have to pass it on to only 10 more people,which will end up me being partial to a few and upsetting the others..i really dont wanna be in such a situation, so i would really appreciate if u take me off the award list..the very idea that u chose me makes me elated and happy..thnks again!!
Lovely dish again. I love these simple ones that u turn them out so elegantly...
Lovely award - you deserve it so much...
drumstick!! i miss it here..all i get are frozen ones and i hate its taste..crave for the fresh drumsticks!!
Yes Pavithra I love both,thayir and drumsticks...so your recipe has been bookmarked:).Congratulations for the award!!
Drumsticks are quite hard to find here..good ones I mean..loved this dish Pavi..congrats..:)
Congrats on your award Pavithra... you surely deserve it :)
Drumstick curd pachadi looks wonderful...
Congrats and again a new recipe to me ..:) Thanks for sharing
Tasty pachadi,sounds perfect with rice:)
Pachadi looks Yumm :) and OCngrats for your award
Congrats on ur award dear. U deserve more. Pachadi looks so inviting.
Congrats on ur award Pavithra, this curd with drumstick looks gorgeous!
Congrats on ur award.I have always used drumstick for making sambhar and kootu...never for a pachadi.this totally sounds interesting.Thanks for sharing!
never tried drumsticks in yogurt. looks awesome Pavithra! Yummy!! congrats on the award!!
so unique and fifferent.
Congrats and love the pachadi.
congrats dear...very cool idea! it looks great-as usual!
Congrats for your award. Very nice dish. Thanks for sharing the award.
Congrats on ur award and pachadi is the one I love! So flavorful with drumstick!
Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving nice words there. You too have a lovely blog. Loved your presentation.
I too make thayir pachadi the same way. But hnever knew drumstick can be added to it. Have a drumstick tree in the back yard and there is loads of drumstick at home. Thanks for the recipe.
Congrats on your award. Your dishes always have the best presentation.
congrats for the award.
The pachadi looks creamy n delicious! Never made with drumstick before! And congrtas on the award :)
Thank you Pavithra for visiting my blog and leaving a comment:) You too have a beautiful blog...Drumstick pachadi looks delicious!
Congrats for the award:)
pachadi looks so beautiful and congrats on the award dear!!!
Pachadi looks yummy. Congrats on your award and thanks for sharing.
I;ve had something similar with raw plantains but never with drumstick - how interesting.
Also, congrats on your award :)
congratulations on ur award. The dish tasted really good. For further details contact http://www.eveningflavors.com