Munagaku Pulihora / Drumstick Leaves Savory Rice / Moringa Leaves Indian Recipe

Ingredients

• Rice (cooked) – With 1 cup of rice grains
• 1 cup Mungaku / Moringa / Drumstick leaves
• 1/4 cup Fresh Lemon Juice
• 4 tablespoons Cooking Oil
• 5 count Dry Red Chillies
• 6 count Green Chillies ((slit length wise))
• 10 count Curry Leaves
• 2 teaspoons Salt ((or as per taste))
• 1 teaspoon Urad dal / Minapappu / Split Black gram
• 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds / Aavalu
• 1 teaspoon Chana dal / Split Yellow gram dal
• 1/2 teaspoon Jeera / Cumin Seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon Sesame Seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon Hing / Inguva / Asafoetida
• 10 count Pea Nuts / Pallilu
• 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric Powder

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Prep Work: ---

2. 2

   Gently, separate the, Munagaku / Moringa / Drumstick, leaves from stem, wash and pat dry with kitchen towel.

3. 3

   --- Cooking: ---

4. 4

   Put a frying pan on stove top under medium flame. Add the oil, let it heat and then add all the items under ‘Ingredients for Tempering’.

5. 5

   Fry the tempering items until they turn light brown in colour. Then add the moringa / drumstick leaves, curry leaves, dry red chillies and slit green chillies.

6. 6

   Sauté them by stirring continuously.Until the moringa / drumstick leaves change their colour and raw smell is gone. (takes 3 to 4 mins).Later, switch the flame off.

7. 7

   Take the cooked rice into a wide mixing bowl. Transfer the tempered content onto the cooked rice. Add the fresh lemon juice and enough salt.

8. 8

   Immediately, mix up everything thoroughly but gently. See that the tempered ingredients are well mixed with rice.

9. 9

   Serve with chilled homemade curds / yogurt on the side. Done!